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 Bluff 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 Bluff 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 Bluff 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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bluff Springs: Bluff Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bluff Spngs. or Bluff Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bluff Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bluff 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Bluff Springs is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Bluff Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluff Springs:
- Coffee County (The home county of Bluff Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Zoar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Wilkinstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Pine Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mixson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Danleys Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Java
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Roeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Curtis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Clintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Elamville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Butler County
- Oaky Streak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- County Line
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Opp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Babbie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Beulah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Gantt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Sanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Heath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Horn Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Onycha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Andalusia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Bullock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Social Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Brantley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vidette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Luverne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutledge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Dozier
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Leon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Merrill Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Ariton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Holiday Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Level Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Ozark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Rucker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arguta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Phillips Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Daleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Mabson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Skipperville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Clayhatchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Coffee Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Chancellor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Scranton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Center Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Grady
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lapine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hallsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Mossy Grove Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Tarentum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Tennille
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wingard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Youngblood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Brundidge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McClure Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluff Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Bluff Springs.
Cemeteries Near Bluff Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluff 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 Bluff Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bluff Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shearon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Sharron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zions Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Glenwood.
- Wise Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Driskell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Lowery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bluff Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bluff Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Bullock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Oak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
- Brantley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hallsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Curtis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Vidette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Tabernacle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Clintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Luverne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Tennille
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluff Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluff Springs.
Newspapers Published in Bluff 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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluff Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluff Springs, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluff Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bluff Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Butler County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Montgomery County
- Pike 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bluff Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bluff Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |