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 Boley 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 Boley 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 Boley 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 Boley Springs: Boley Spgs. (or less commonly used: Boley Spngs. or Boley 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Boley Springs is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Boley Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boley Springs:
- Fayette County (The home county of Boley Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boley Springs, with the one closest to Boley Springs listed first.
- Alta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bankston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Rossland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Bazemore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Ashcraft Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Kirkland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Belk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Gu - Win
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boley Springs, with the one closest to Boley Springs listed first.
- Toadvine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Black Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Short Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- West Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Ezra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Media
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Rock Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sylvan Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Adger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- North Johns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Lamar County
- Kennedy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boley Springs, with the one closest to Boley Springs listed first.
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Winfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brilliant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens County
- Lubbub
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boley Springs, with the one closest to Boley Springs listed first.
- New Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Samantha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Bull City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Lake Front Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Kellerman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Echola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Wood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Holt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Northport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Brookwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Abernant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boley Springs, with the one closest to Boley Springs listed first.
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Corona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Coal Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Oakman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Townley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Parrish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Goodsprings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- America
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Carbon Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kansas
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Saragossa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boley Springs, with the one closest to Boley Springs listed first.
- Farriss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boley Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Boley Springs.
Cemeteries Near Boley Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boley 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 Boley Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boley Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boley Springs, with the one closest to Boley Springs listed first.
- Boley Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Earnest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- The Flatwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
- Flatwoods Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22809 <2>
- Continue List (527 more) ...
- Lower Sulpher Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pendley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Boley Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boley Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boley Springs, with the one closest to Boley Springs listed first.
- Alta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Patton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Corona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Berry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wiley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Coal Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Bankston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- New Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Townley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Stough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stough is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stough
- Parrish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Samantha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carbon Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newtonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newtonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boley Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boley Springs.
Newspapers Published in Boley 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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boley Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boley Springs, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boley 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 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 Boley Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Winston 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 Boley 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boley Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |