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 Cook's 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 Cook's 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 Cook's 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 Cook's Springs: Cooks Spgs. (or less commonly used: Cooks Spngs. or Cooks Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cook's Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cook's 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Cook's Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cook's Springs:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Cook's Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook's Springs, with the one closest to Cook's Springs listed first.
- Brompton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brompton is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Moody
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moody is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Avondale Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avondale Village is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Glen City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glen City is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Odenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parsons is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Acmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Acmar is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Cropwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Branchville is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Easonville was located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountainrun was located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook's Springs, with the one closest to Cook's Springs listed first.
- Dale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dale was located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Straight Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Remlap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Appalachian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Highland Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Compton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Allgood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Selfville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Adville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- County Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Little Warrior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook's Springs, with the one closest to Cook's Springs listed first.
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bruner was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Macon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Eye was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boozer was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Eastaboga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Ohatchee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beasley was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Eulaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Morrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Cochran Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Clay County
- Chambers Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook's Springs, with the one closest to Cook's Springs listed first.
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs was located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Nix ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nix was located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Gallant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brannon Springs was located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Altoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook's Springs, with the one closest to Cook's Springs listed first.
- Leeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Breakstone Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Trussville was located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Roper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove was located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lola City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Scott City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Cahaba Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- McCombs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Trussville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ayres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Alton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook's Springs, with the one closest to Cook's Springs listed first.
- Dunnavant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Sterrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vandiver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calcis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Dunavant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Vincent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harpersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shoal Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Westover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Bridgeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Lake Purdy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Chelsea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook's Springs, with the one closest to Cook's Springs listed first.
- Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Logan Martin Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Windsong Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- East Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alpine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham was located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Talladega
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Childersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Winterboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Bon Air
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Rendalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cook's Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Cook's Springs.
Cemeteries Near Cook's Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cook's 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 Cook's Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cook's Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cook's Springs, with the one closest to Cook's Springs listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boykin Truitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewarts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moody Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- The Moody Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Moody.
- Lawleys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Karr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cook's Springs had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cook's Springs, with the one closest to Cook's Springs listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eden is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Brompton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brompton is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Moody
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moody is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Odenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Easonville was located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Cropwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Branchville is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Leeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dunnavant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lowery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lowery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery
- Seddon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seddon is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Argo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Argo is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cook's Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cook's Springs.
Newspapers Published in Cook's 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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cook's Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cook's Springs, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cook's 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 Cook's Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Shelby County
- Talladega 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 Cook's Springs, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cook's Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |