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 Borden 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 Borden 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 Borden 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 Borden Springs: Borden Spgs. (or less commonly used: Borden Spngs. or Borden 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Borden Springs is located in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Randolph, Talladega, Carroll (GA), Haralson (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Borden Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Borden Springs:
- Cleburne County (The home county of Borden Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Springs, with the one closest to Borden Springs listed first.
- Palestine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Oak Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Grantley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Fruithurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Muscadine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Edwardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Ai
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Heflin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hightower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hollis Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Springs, with the one closest to Borden Springs listed first.
- Dailey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Piedmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Nances Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Collins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Merrellton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- White Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Colvins Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Booker T City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Springs, with the one closest to Borden Springs listed first.
- Tecumseh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Spring Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Rock Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Exie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Noah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Moshat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Tucker Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Ball Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Howells Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Kirk's Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Centre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- DeKalb County
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Springs, with the one closest to Borden Springs listed first.
- Banner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Ballplay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Hokes Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hale ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Coat's Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Cobb City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Turkeytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Glencoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Edwardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Burns Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Bartow County (GA)
- Taylorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Springs, with the one closest to Borden Springs listed first.
- Jake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowdon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Temple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- Chattoogaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Springs, with the one closest to Borden Springs listed first.
- Cave Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brice is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Coosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oreburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Lindale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Robealou Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Silver Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Rosemont Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Wax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wax is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Springs, with the one closest to Borden Springs listed first.
- Felton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Waco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Bremen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Paulding County (GA)
- Braswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Springs, with the one closest to Borden Springs listed first.
- Esom Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cedartown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Seney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seney is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rockmart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Borden Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Borden Springs.
Cemeteries Near Borden Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Borden 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 Borden Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Borden Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Borden Springs, with the one closest to Borden Springs listed first.
- Borden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grimes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hutching Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Borden Springs had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Borden Springs, with the one closest to Borden Springs listed first.
- Palestine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Esom Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Rock Run Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Station
- Oak Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Tecumseh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Bluffton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bluffton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Spring Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Grantley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Ladiga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ladiga is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiga
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Prior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prior is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior
- Piedmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Creek is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Borden Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Borden Springs.
Newspapers Published in Borden 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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Borden Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Borden Springs, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Borden 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 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 Borden Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cleburne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Paulding County
- Polk 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Borden Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Borden Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |