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A visit to the Cool 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cool Springs Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cool Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cool Springs Cemetery

Lat:   35.3398°   (35° 20' 23")

Lon:   -81.8709°   (-81° 52' 15")

The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.

The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies just to the west northwest of the Cool Springs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Cool Springs Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cool Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wells Springs UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • M & T Ministries Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Glenwood Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Whiteside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spindale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
    • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Rutherford County
    • The Sunset Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Eternal Hills Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48890 <5>
  • Morrow Curve Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Joshua Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bostic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bostic Cemetery
    • The Bostic Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Tanners Grove United Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Forest City.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186510 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sulphur Springs Holiness Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trout Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rutherfordton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutherfordton Cemetery
      • The Rutherfordton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery
      • The St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • The St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Francis Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328866 <5>
    • Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Providence UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence UMC Cemetery
      • The Providence UMC Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Henrietta.
      • The Providence UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Providence Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48508 <5>
    • Webb Baptist Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cool Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cool Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Forest City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Alexander Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
    • Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
  • Concord
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Rutherford County
  • Bostic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic
    • Bostic is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostic <6>
  • Bakersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
    • Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
  • Sandy Mush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
    • Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
  • Spindale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
    • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <6>
  • Shiloh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
  • Washburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Washburn is located in Rutherford County
  • Caroleen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
    • Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
  • Ruth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Ruth is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Rutherfordton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Holly Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
    • Harris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Rutherford County
    • Ellenboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
      • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <6>
    • Henrietta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
    • Six Points
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
      • Six Points is located in Rutherford County
    • Sunshine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
    • Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
      • Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
    • Cliffside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
      • Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
    • Mooresboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooresboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
      • Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • New House
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
      • New House is located in Cleveland County
    • Hollis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in Rutherford County
    • Green Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
      • Green Hill is located in Rutherford County

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 Cool Springs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rutherford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cool Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Cool Springs Cemetery:

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 Cool Springs Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1008488  (Cool Springs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1008488 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Forest City
    • County: Rutherford         Elev: 312
    • Location given for GNIS #1008488 (Cool Springs Cemetery)

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cool Springs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3398, Longitude: -81.8709       In this case, the coordinates for the Cool Springs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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