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 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 Cave 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 Cave 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cave Springs: Cave Spgs. (or less commonly used: Cave Spngs. or Cave Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cave Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cave Springs.
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 doctors 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.
Cave Springs is located in Etowah 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 Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Cave Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cave Springs:
- Etowah County (The home county of Cave Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Springs, with the one closest to Cave Springs listed first.
- Reece City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reece City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Ridgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Crudup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Black Creek Falls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek Falls is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Falls
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Alabama City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Duck Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Attalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gadsden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Springs, with the one closest to Cave Springs listed first.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Highmound
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wynnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- McLarty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Susan Moore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Taits Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Bright Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Craig
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Fridays Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Hoods Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Springs, with the one closest to Cave Springs listed first.
- Southside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Oak Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Cochran Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Colvins Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Mack ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Grayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Ohatchee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Wellington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Angel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Springs, with the one closest to Cave Springs listed first.
- Leesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Moshat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Cedar Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tucker Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Exie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Noah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Springs, with the one closest to Cave Springs listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rodentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Rains ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Crossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cotnam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Rogers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Geraldine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whiton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Chigger Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Springs, with the one closest to Cave Springs listed first.
- Boaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Albertville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Horton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Hustleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Rabbit Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Gregory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Hyatt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cave Springs, with the one closest to Cave Springs listed first.
- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Wattsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cave Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Cave Springs.
Cemeteries Near Cave Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cave 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 Cave Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cave Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cave Springs, with the one closest to Cave Springs listed first.
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noble Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivalee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- McCartney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alabama City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Happy Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Cave Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cave Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cave Springs, with the one closest to Cave Springs listed first.
- Avery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Norton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Crudup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Attalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gadsden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brice
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Duck Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Mountainboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Howelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stanfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stanfield is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
- Fenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fenton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- East Gadsden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cave Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cave Springs.
Newspapers Published in Cave 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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cave Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cave Springs, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cave Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Cave Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Saint Clair 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 'straight-line' (or 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 Springs) 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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |