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 Alder 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 Alder 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 Alder 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 Alder Springs: Alder Spgs. (or less commonly used: Alder Spngs. or Alder Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Alder Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alder Springs.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Alder Springs is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Alder Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alder Springs:
- Marshall County (The home county of Alder Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Springs, with the one closest to Alder Springs listed first.
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rayburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Hustleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Wyeth City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Rabbit Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Guntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Peters ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- North ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Albertville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Street ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Columbus City Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Springs, with the one closest to Alder Springs listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Highmound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Bright Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Snead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Brooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Craig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Wynnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Birdie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Bird ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Springs, with the one closest to Alder Springs listed first.
- Sand Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Leesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Springs, with the one closest to Alder Springs listed first.
- Joppa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Baileytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Springs, with the one closest to Alder Springs listed first.
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rains ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Chigger Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Grove Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Geraldine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Rodentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Cotnam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Dawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Springs, with the one closest to Alder Springs listed first.
- Sardis City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Mountainboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Whitesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Yancy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Egypt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Duck Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Howelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Walnut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Keener
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Springs, with the one closest to Alder Springs listed first.
- Langston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Aspel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Paint Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Larkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Scottsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Springs, with the one closest to Alder Springs listed first.
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Whitesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Gurley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Big Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- English Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Brownsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Springs, with the one closest to Alder Springs listed first.
- Hulaco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Morgan City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Apple Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Ryan Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Lacey's Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Valhermoso Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair County
- Steele
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alder Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Alder Springs.
Cemeteries Near Alder Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alder 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 Alder Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alder Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alder Springs, with the one closest to Alder Springs listed first.
- Alder Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Brashiers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eason Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- King Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Martling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crestview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (559 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guntersville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. High Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Alder Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alder Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alder Springs, with the one closest to Alder Springs listed first.
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Martling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martling is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martling
- Guntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Albertville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peters ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- North ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- McVille
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McVille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Henryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Jink ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
- Meltonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- Street ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Whiton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Mid ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alder Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alder Springs.
Newspapers Published in Alder 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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alder Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alder Springs, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alder Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Alder Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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> | 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- Alder Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Alder Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |