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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 Bladon 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 Bladon 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 Bladon 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Bladen Springs.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bladon Springs: Bladon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bladon Spngs. or Bladon 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Choctaw County: Clarke, Marengo, Sumter, Washington, Clarke (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Wayne (MS).

Below are the counties that are near Bladon Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bladon Springs:

  • Choctaw County     (The home county of Bladon Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bladon Springs, with the one closest to Bladon Springs listed first.
    • Cullomburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Womack Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bolinger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
      • Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
    • Silas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Souwilpa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Souwilpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
      • Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Souwilpa
      • From Bladon Springs to Souwilpa
    • Gilbertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Aquilla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
    • Toxey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toxey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
      • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Isney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
      • Isney is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isney
      • From Bladon Springs to Isney
    • Emory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
      • Emory is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emory
      • From Bladon Springs to Emory
    • Okatuppa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okatuppa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
      • Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Okatuppa
      • From Bladon Springs to Okatuppa
    • Needham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
      • Needham is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Melvin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Choctaw County
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bladon Springs, with the one closest to Bladon Springs listed first.
    • Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
      • Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
    • Coffeeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
      • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <3>
    • Salitpa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Winn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winn
      • From Bladon Springs to Winn
    • Zimco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Campbell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Stave Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Toddtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Morvin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
      • Morvin is located in Clarke County
    • Jackson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
      • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <3>
    • Glover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glover
      • From Bladon Springs to Glover
    • Fulton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Marengo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bladon Springs, with the one closest to Bladon Springs listed first.
    • Putnam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Barrons ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
      • Barrons is located in Marengo County
    • Nanafalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
  • Clarke County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bladon Springs, with the one closest to Bladon Springs listed first.
    • Junction City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Clarke County (MS)
    • Gin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
      • Gin is located in Clarke County (MS)
    • Shubuta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shubuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
      • Shubuta is located in Clarke County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Greene County (MS)
    • State Line
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to State Line
      • From Bladon Springs to State Line
  • Wayne County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bladon Springs, with the one closest to Bladon Springs listed first.
    • Matherville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinsons Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Waynesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
      • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bladon Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Bladon Springs.

Cemeteries Near Bladon Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bladon 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bladon Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bladon Springs, with the one closest to Bladon Springs listed first.

  • Bladon Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bladon Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bladon Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chalk Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chalk Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chalk Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reeds Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grenade Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grenade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grenade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frankville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frankville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frankville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (259 more) ...
    • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thornton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Coffeeville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffeeville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffeeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Bladon Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bladon Springs.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bladon Springs, with the one closest to Bladon Springs listed first.

  • Rescueville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescueville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
    • Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
  • Frankville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coffeeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
    • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <3>
  • Koenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenton
    • Koenton is located in Washington County
  • West Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
    • West Bend is located in Clarke County
  • Bigbee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Womack Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Silas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Souwilpa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Souwilpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
    • Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Souwilpa
    • From Bladon Springs to Souwilpa
  • Healing Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Millry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
    • Millry is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <3>
  • Salitpa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Aquilla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
    • Cunningham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
      • Cunningham is located in Clarke County
    • McEntyre
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McEntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEntyre
      • McEntyre is located in Clarke County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bladon Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bladon Springs.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bladon 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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bladon Springs.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bladon Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bladon Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bladon Springs.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5> of Bladon Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bladon Springs:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bladon Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bladon Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bladon Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bladon Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7307, Longitude: -88.1975       In this case, the coordinates for Bladon Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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