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 Coldwater (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 Coldwater. 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 Coldwater ...
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: Cold Water.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Coldwater. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coldwater.
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.
Coldwater is located in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Randolph, Talladega, Carroll (GA), Haralson (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Coldwater. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coldwater:
- Cleburne County (The home county of Coldwater)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Fruithurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Oak Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Muscadine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Grantley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Ai
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Borden Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Heflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hightower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hollis Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Dailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Nances Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Piedmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Iron City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Choccolocco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Jacksonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Merrellton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Booker T City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Spring Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Tecumseh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Rock Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Exie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Ball Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Noah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Moshat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Howells Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Delta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Haynes Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Banner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Ballplay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Hokes Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Glencoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Graham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Morrison Crossroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Milner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rockdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Christiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Kentuck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Jake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdon Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Temple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Driskolls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Hart Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Roopville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Cave Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brice is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Tallapoosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Budapest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tabernacle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Felton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Bremen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Morgan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Ephesus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Roosterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Esom Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cedartown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Rockmart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seney is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coldwater, see our County-by-County Page for Coldwater.
Cemeteries Near Coldwater ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coldwater.
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 Coldwater - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coldwater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Upper Cane Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crossroads Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Fruithurst.
- The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsadia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175443 <3>
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion West Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Steadman Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Coldwater had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Oak Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Muscadine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Hooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hooper is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Grantley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Abernathy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Poplar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Tallapoosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Little Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Creek is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Heflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Esom Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nances Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coldwater. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coldwater.
Newspapers Published in Coldwater ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coldwater.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coldwater, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coldwater.
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 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 Coldwater:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cleburne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Etowah County
- Randolph County
- Talladega County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Polk 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coldwater) 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 Coldwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |