A visit to the Blue Springs 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 Blue Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Springs Cemetery:
34.4162, -88.8767
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in New Albany. New Albany lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Blue Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Blue Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dunlap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunlap Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Mound City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59062 <5>
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Ellistown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellistown Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Wallersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wallersville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallersville Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sherman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Jones Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Stack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stack Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stack Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Old Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blue Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blue Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ellistown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Mound City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Sherman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jug Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Cherry Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Boggan Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Corrona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Ecru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ingomar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Nixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Molino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Glenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Bissell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Indian Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Guntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Pontotoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Trot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Tupelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Blue Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Blue Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- New Albany
- Pontotoc
- Tupelo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Blue Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Blue Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #667324 (Blue Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #667324 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Albany East
- Location given for Blue Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4162138 Lon: -88.8767261
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Union, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue Springs 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. |