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 Clairmont 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 Clairmont 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 Clairmont 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 Clairmont Springs: Clairmont Spgs. (or less commonly used: Clairmont Spngs. or Clairmont Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Clairmont Springs is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Clairmont Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clairmont Springs:
- Clay County (The home county of Clairmont Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clairmont Springs, with the one closest to Clairmont Springs listed first.
- Erin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Chambers Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Harkins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Lineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Elder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Barfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Haynes Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mellow Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Cragford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clairmont Springs, with the one closest to Clairmont Springs listed first.
- Bynum
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Eastaboga
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hobson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Cobb Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Eulaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Oxanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- De Armanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Anniston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Chambers County
- Abanda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clairmont Springs, with the one closest to Clairmont Springs listed first.
- Abel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hollis Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Micaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Heflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clairmont Springs, with the one closest to Clairmont Springs listed first.
- Goodwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Kellyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Stewartville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clairmont Springs, with the one closest to Clairmont Springs listed first.
- Christiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Ofelia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Milner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Almond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Malone Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Morrison Crossroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Wedowee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Forester Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Wadley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Corbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clairmont Springs, with the one closest to Clairmont Springs listed first.
- Cropwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Seddon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Avondale Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Pell City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Ragland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clairmont Springs, with the one closest to Clairmont Springs listed first.
- Calcis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Harpersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clairmont Springs, with the one closest to Clairmont Springs listed first.
- Chandler Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Ironaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Waldo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- McElderry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Talladega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Munford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grant Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Kentuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Rendalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Silver Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Winterboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Coldwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clairmont Springs, with the one closest to Clairmont Springs listed first.
- Hackneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Goldville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Cowpens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Emuckfaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- New Site
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Daviston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Truett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Alexander City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Frog Eye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Matilda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clairmont Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Clairmont Springs.
Cemeteries Near Clairmont Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clairmont 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 Clairmont Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clairmont Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clairmont Springs, with the one closest to Clairmont Springs listed first.
- Clairmont Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Springhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Noles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poe Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Hassell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seay Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Clairmont Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clairmont Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clairmont Springs, with the one closest to Clairmont Springs listed first.
- Chandler Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Ironaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Waldo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Smelley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smelley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley
- McElderry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Hatchet Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Creek
- Hopeful
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hopeful is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
- Millerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Lineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Talladega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Munford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Berney's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
- Jenifer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jenifer is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenifer
- Gibsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clairmont Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clairmont Springs.
Newspapers Published in Clairmont 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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clairmont Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clairmont Springs, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clairmont Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Clairmont Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa 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> | 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 Clairmont Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Clairmont Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |