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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 Cole Spring (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 Cole Spring. 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 Cole Spring ...
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 Cole Spring: Cole Spg. (or less commonly used: Cole Spng. or Cole Sprng.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cole Spring is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Cole Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cole Spring:
- Morgan County (The home county of Cole Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Spring, with the one closest to Cole Spring listed first.
- Eva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Falkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lacon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Leesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Florette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Hartselle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Winton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Ryan Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Priceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burningtree Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Apple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Spring, with the one closest to Cole Spring listed first.
- Birdie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Mountain Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Blountsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Brooksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bangor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Bright Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Craig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- McLarty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Royal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Spring, with the one closest to Cole Spring listed first.
- Vinemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Simcoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- West Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- East Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Cullman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Baileyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jones' Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Good Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Baileytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Spring, with the one closest to Cole Spring listed first.
- Oakville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Chalybeate Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Wren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Moulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Spring, with the one closest to Cole Spring listed first.
- Swancott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Harris Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Tanner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Capshaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Country Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Spring, with the one closest to Cole Spring listed first.
- Triana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- English Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Chelsea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Rideout Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Greenwycke Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Spring, with the one closest to Cole Spring listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Ruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Pine Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Askea Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Union Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Scant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Warrenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Spring, with the one closest to Cole Spring listed first.
- Upshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Grayson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Slick Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cole Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Cole Spring.
Cemeteries Near Cole Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cole Spring.
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 Cole Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cole Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cole Spring, with the one closest to Cole Spring listed first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Key Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Negro Mountain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Key Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crosby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCroskey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (734 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Childers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Cole Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cole Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cole Spring, with the one closest to Cole Spring listed first.
- Wilhites
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhites is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
- Eva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Falkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Stringer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Hartselle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Battleground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Battleground is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Cedar Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Simcoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Massey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Woodland Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Priceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cullman
(12 miles [19.3 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 Cole Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cole Spring.
Newspapers Published in Cole Spring ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cole Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cole Spring, 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 Cole Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cole Spring:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Winston 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 Cole Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Cole Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |