A visit to the Springhill 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 Springhill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Springhill Cemetery:
34.1987, -89.2581
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Springhill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest of the Springhill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Springhill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Springhill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Springhill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bramlett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bramlett Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramlett Cemetery
- Old Dallas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Dallas Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dallas Cemetery
- Carey Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carey Springs Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Springs Cemetery
- Salmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Salmon Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Cemetery
- Harrison - Tutor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Herndon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- New El Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New El Bethel Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New El Bethel Cemetery
- Tutor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tutor Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Tula Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tula Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Forest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Guinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Guinn Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinn Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hunters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hunters Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cemetery
- Lafayette Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Collums Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Collums Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collums Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Springhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Springhill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Toccopola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Sarepta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Cornish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Lafayette Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Pannell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Thaxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turnpike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Delay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Banner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Trot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Altus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Algoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pontotoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bruce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Loyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- New Houlka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <6>
- Nixon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Ecru
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Cherry Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Springhill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Springhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruce
- Bruce lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Springhill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Springhill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- Oxford
- Pittsboro
- Pontotoc
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 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 Springhill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Springhill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706748 (Springhill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706748 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tula
- Location given for Springhill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1987191 Lon: -89.2581281
- 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 Lafayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springhill 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. |