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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 Cave Spring (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 Cave Spring. 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 Cave Spring ...

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: Cavespring.

  • A typical abbreviation for Cave Spring: Cave Spg. (or less commonly used: Cave Spng. or Cave Sprng.)

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.

Cave Spring is located in Colbert 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 Colbert County: Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence & Tishomingo (MS).

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

  • Colbert County     (The home county of Cave Spring)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
    • Muscle Shoals
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
      • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <2>
    • Nitrate City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
      • Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
    • Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsons Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Cross Roads
      • Davidsons Cross Roads is located in Colbert County
    • South Florence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Florence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
      • South Florence is located in Colbert County
    • Leighton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
      • Leighton is located in Colbert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <2>
    • Wilson Dam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
      • Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
    • Ford City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
      • Ford City is located in Colbert County
    • Spring Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
    • Sheffield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tuscumbia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
      • Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
    • Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
      • Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
    • Littleville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
      • Littleville is located in Colbert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
    • Russellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Franklin County
    • Churntown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
      • Churntown is located in Franklin County
    • Belgreen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
      • Belgreen is located in Franklin County
    • Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slickrock Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
    • Spruce Pine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
      • Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
    • Phil Campbell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Site
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Site. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
      • Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
    • Burntout
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
      • Burntout is located in Franklin County
      • Burntout has also been known as:
      • Burn Out
      • Burnout
      • Burnt Out
  • Lauderdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
    • Bainbridge ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bainbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
    • Canaan ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
    • Florence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mars Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
      • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
    • Killen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
      • Killen is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <2>
    • Cypress Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cypress Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
      • Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
    • Saint Florian
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Florian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
      • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Bailey Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bailey Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
      • Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jacksonburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacksonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
      • Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
    • Beach Grove ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
      • Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
    • McGee Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
      • McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
    • Belleview ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
      • Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
    • Green Tree ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
      • Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
    • Edmond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Edmond is located in Lawrence County
    • Town Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
      • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <2>
    • Mehama ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mehama. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
      • Mehama is located in Lawrence County
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Lawrence County
    • Red Bank
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
    • Wheeler Dam Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler Dam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
      • Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
    • Hatton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Lawrence County
    • Concord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Lawrence County
    • Courtland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • North Courtland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
      • North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
    • Mount Hope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
    • Mountain Home
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
    • Camp Spring ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
      • Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
    • Cairo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Limestone County
    • Lentzville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lentzville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
      • Lentzville is located in Limestone County
    • Poplar Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
      • Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
    • Ripley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Limestone County
  • Morgan County
    • Trinity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <2>
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
    • Pebble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
      • Pebble is located in Winston County
    • Prebble ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prebble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
      • Prebble is located in Winston County
  • Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Oldham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
      • Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Lawrence County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
    • Iron City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Saint Joseph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <2>
    • Rascal Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
      • Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Liberty Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
      • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
    • Loretto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Lawrence County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <2>
    • Busby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
      • Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Westpoint
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
      • Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Appleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
  • Wayne County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
    • Cypress Inn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cypress Inn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
      • Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
    • Corning ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people

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

Cemeteries Near Cave Spring ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cave Spring.

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 Cave Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cole Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blocker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blocker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blocker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Aycock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aycock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aycock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mayers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pearsall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearsall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearsall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bickley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bickley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bickley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gargis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gargis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gargis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Colbert County Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colbert County Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colbert County Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (690 more) ...
    • Gunn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ricks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rand Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rand Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Cave Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cave Spring.

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

  • Leighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
    • Leighton is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <2>
  • South Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Florence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
    • South Florence is located in Colbert County
  • Spring Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
  • Sheffield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tuscumbia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hunter ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Colbert County
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bingham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Colbert County
  • Mars Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Edmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Edmond is located in Lawrence County
  • Littleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Littleville is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Saint Florian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Florian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
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    • Jacksonburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacksonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
      • Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
    • Town Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
      • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <2>
    • Beach Grove ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
      • Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County

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

Newspapers Published in Cave Spring ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cave Spring.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cave Spring, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cave Spring.

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 Cave Spring:

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

The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Cave Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cave Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cave Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7293, Longitude: -87.6042       In this case, the coordinates for Cave Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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