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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 Borden Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler Springs: Borden Wheeler Spgs. (or less commonly used: Borden Wheeler Spngs. or Borden Wheeler 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 doctors and 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.
Borden Wheeler 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 Wheeler Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Borden Wheeler Springs:
- Cleburne County (The home county of Borden Wheeler Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Wheeler Springs, with the one closest to Borden Wheeler Springs listed first.
- Borden Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Oak Level
(4 miles [6.4 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Edwardsville
(14 miles [22.5 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Heflin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hightower
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Abel
(28 miles [45.1 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 Wheeler Springs, with the one closest to Borden Wheeler 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
- Piedmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Nances Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Collins ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Merrellton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- 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 Wheeler Springs, with the one closest to Borden Wheeler Springs listed first.
- Tecumseh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Spring Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Rock Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Exie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Noah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Ball Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Moshat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Howells Crossroads
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Centre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Wheeler Springs, with the one closest to Borden Wheeler 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Hokes Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hale ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- 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
- Coat's Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Glencoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Edwardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Wilsonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- 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 northeast)
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Wheeler Springs, with the one closest to Borden Wheeler Springs listed first.
- Jake
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Temple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- Chattoogaville
(29 miles [46.7 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 Wheeler Springs, with the one closest to Borden Wheeler Springs listed first.
- Cave Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brice is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Coosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oreburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Lindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robealou Acres
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Rosemont Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Wax
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rome
(29 miles [46.7 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 Wheeler Springs, with the one closest to Borden Wheeler Springs listed first.
- Felton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tabernacle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Waco
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(25 miles [40.2 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 Wheeler Springs, with the one closest to Borden Wheeler Springs listed first.
- Esom Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 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
(23 miles [37 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
- Rockmart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aragon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Borden Wheeler Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Borden Wheeler Springs.
Cemeteries Near Borden Wheeler Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Borden Wheeler 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 Wheeler Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Borden Wheeler Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Borden Wheeler Springs, with the one closest to Borden Wheeler Springs listed first.
- Borden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edmondson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Perry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hutching Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Baptist Church 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>
While we didn't find Borden Wheeler Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Borden Wheeler Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Borden Wheeler Springs, with the one closest to Borden Wheeler Springs listed first.
- Borden Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Oak Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Esom Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Rock Run Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Station
- 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 northeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Tecumseh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Bluffton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bluffton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Spring Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ladiga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ladiga is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiga
- Prior
(8 miles [12.9 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)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Borden Wheeler Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Borden Wheeler Springs.
Newspapers Published in Borden Wheeler 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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Borden Wheeler Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Borden Wheeler 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 Wheeler Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wheeler Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cleburne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Borden Wheeler 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 Wheeler Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |