A visit to the Springfield Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Springfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Springfield Cemetery:
33.9693, -83.3610
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Springfield Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the southwest of the Springfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Springfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Springfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Springfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oconee Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oconee Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oconee Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35965 <5>
- East Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Athens.
- The Greer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chalky Level Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2480710 <5>
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Coile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Coile Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coile Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethaven Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethaven Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Athens Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Athens Memory Gardens is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Memory Gardens
- Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Niemmo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Niemmo Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemmo Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Brown - Powers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brown - Powers Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown - Powers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown - Powers Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485222 <5>
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Springfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Springfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Winterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Watkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Arnoldsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bogart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Osceola Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Eastville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nicholson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Planter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Bishop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North High Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Arcade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- High Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danielsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Statham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Comer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Springfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Springfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Bogart
- Danielsville
- High Shoals
- Jefferson
- Watkinsville
- Winterville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Springfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Clarke County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Springfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #323456 (Springfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #323456 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Athens East
- Location given for Springfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9692811 Lon: -83.3609906
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springfield Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |