Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Abbot Springs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Abbot Springs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Abbot Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Abbot Springs: Abbot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Abbot Spngs. or Abbot Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Abbot Springs is located in Shelby County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby County: Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Jefferson, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Abbot Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Abbot Springs:
- Shelby County (The home county of Abbot Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbot Springs, with the one closest to Abbot Springs listed first.
- Harpersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Calcis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Sterrett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vandiver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chelsea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dunavant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Shoal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Dunnavant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Bridgeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Lake Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Blount County
- Dale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Chilton County
- Jumbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbot Springs, with the one closest to Abbot Springs listed first.
- Chambers Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Hollins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbot Springs, with the one closest to Abbot Springs listed first.
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Stewartville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Weogufka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbot Springs, with the one closest to Abbot Springs listed first.
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scott City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Cahaba Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- McCombs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Irondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lola City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Rock Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Roper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbot Springs, with the one closest to Abbot Springs listed first.
- Vincent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Woodland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Brompton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Moody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Cook's Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Acmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Cropwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glen City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Avondale Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbot Springs, with the one closest to Abbot Springs listed first.
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Logan Martin Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Childersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Air
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Zubers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Comerdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Winterboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Talladega Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Abbot Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Abbot Springs.
Cemeteries Near Abbot Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abbot Springs.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Abbot Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Abbot Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Abbot Springs, with the one closest to Abbot Springs listed first.
- Kidd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vincent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elliott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Masters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Abbot Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Abbot Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Abbot Springs, with the one closest to Abbot Springs listed first.
- Harpersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sterrett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vandiver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery
- Wilsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Childersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnavant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Bridgeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Wolf Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Zubers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Columbiana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Abbot Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abbot Springs.
Newspapers Published in Abbot Springs ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abbot Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abbot Springs, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abbot Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Abbot Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Chilton County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Abbot Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Abbot Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |