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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Clear Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Clear Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clear Springs, please Contact Us.
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 Clear 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 Clear 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 Clear Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Clear Springs: Clear Spgs. (or less commonly used: Clear Spngs. or Clear Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clear Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clear 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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Clear Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Clear Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clear Springs:
- Etowah County (The home county of Clear Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Gallant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gallant is also located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Nix ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nix was located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Altoona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is also located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Benson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson was located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Howelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is also located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Ivalee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ivalee is also located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Egypt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is also located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Attalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is also located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is also located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville was located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Greer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greer was located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bird was located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Taits Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Hoods Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Wynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Fridays Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Appalachian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Straight Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Clarence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Snead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Highland Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Oneonta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highmound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Southside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Oak Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Douthrittville was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Ohatchee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Macon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Grayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Cherokee County
- Ball Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Holly Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileyton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rains was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rodentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Rogers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Crossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Whiton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Dawson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Geraldine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Ayres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Village Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Palmerdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Breakstone Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Trussville was located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Trafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Whitesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bartlett was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Boaz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bowen was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hyatt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Albertville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Street ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Street was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Gregory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Morgan County
- Hulaco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Steele
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Ragland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Wattsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Coal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Odenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Argo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Margaret
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbough Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clear Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Clear Springs.
Cemeteries Near Clear Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clear 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 Clear Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clear Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gallant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deerman Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Brasher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dillard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morton Chapel 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.
Clear Springs itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
- Gallant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gallant is also located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Nix ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nix was located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Steele
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redbud
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redbud is also located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is also located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Stanfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stanfield was located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
- Whitney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Howelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is also located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Bird ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bird was located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Hood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hood is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Norton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norton is also located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is also located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Champion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Ashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clear Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clear Springs.
Newspapers Published in Clear 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clear Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clear Springs, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clear Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Clear Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Clear Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Clear Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |