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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Covington 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 Covington County: Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Okaloosa (FL) & Walton (FL).
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:
- Covington County (The home county of Coldwater)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Gantt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Heath
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- River Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Andalusia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Babbie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Red Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Libertyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Horn Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Opp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Oaky Streak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- McKenzie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Bolling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Starlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Pine Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Curtis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Zoar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Alberton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Elba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kinston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Goodman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Wilkinstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Mixson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- New Brockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Mount Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brooklyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Old Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rabb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Wilcox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Johnsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Owassa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Dozier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Merrill Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Brantley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Cherokee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Luverne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Social Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vernledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Goshen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Hallsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
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.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bozeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Able Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gantt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Antioch
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231111 <2>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dozier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Coldwater in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coldwater.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coldwater, with the one closest to Coldwater listed first.
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Dozier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Andalusia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wiggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Opine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Red Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Oaky Streak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Brantley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loango
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loango is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loango
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Curtis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Pigeon Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Bullock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
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 46 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 23 miles [37 km]<4>. 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 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 Coldwater:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Covington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Coffee County
- Conecuh County
- Crenshaw County
- Pike 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Coldwater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |