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 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 occur.
Another variation: Cavespring.
- A typical abbreviation for Cave Spring: Cave Spg. (or less commonly used: Cave Spng. or Cave Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cave Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cave Spring.
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.
Cave Spring is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Colbert, Lawrence, Limestone, Tishomingo (MS), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Lawrence (TN) & Wayne (TN).
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:
- Lauderdale 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.
- Confluence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Dells Vista Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Rogersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cedar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Comer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Garner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Ford City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Leighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Muscle Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Wilson Dam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- South Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Red Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Chalybeate Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Town Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Moulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hatton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Oakville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Muck City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Poplar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ripley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Lentzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tanner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Country Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Harris Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Elkmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Harvest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Monrovia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Jeff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Toney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Rideout Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Elkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Triana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Austinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Russell Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Flint City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hartselle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Minor Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Prospect
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Anthony Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Green Field
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Wheelerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Aymett Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pisgah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Appleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Liberty Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Rascal Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Fall River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Busby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Loretto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Iron City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Spring, with the one closest to Cave Spring listed first.
- Cash Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
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.
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 Cave Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Hardy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poplar Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ripley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lentzville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (970 more) ...
- Farrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shoemaker Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the east of Rogersville.
- The Shoemaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shoemake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26263 <3>
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.
- Poplar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ripley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Lentzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Blackburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- O'Neal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Cartwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Gipsy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rogersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Rozell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Good Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hay's Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
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 34 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cave Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |