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 Cool 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 Cool 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 Cool 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 Cool Springs: Cool Spgs. (or less commonly used: Cool Spngs. or Cool Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cool Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cool 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 doctors and 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.
Cool 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 Cool Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cool Springs:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Cool Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
- Ashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Whitney Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Branchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Odenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ragland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Margaret
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbough Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Argo
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
- Straight Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Appalachian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Highland Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Taits Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Allgood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Oneonta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hoods Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Remlap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bird ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Rosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Deavers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Little Warrior
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Compton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Ohatchee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Cochran Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Southside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Grayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Morrisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Clark ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Nix ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Gallant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Altoona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Walnut Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Markton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Attalla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Howelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Ivalee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Pilgrims Rest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Rainbow City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
- Ayres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Breakstone Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- Clay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Palmerdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Cahaba Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Roper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Chalkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Grayson Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Trussville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
- Douglas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Whitesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Boaz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hyatt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
- Dunnavant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunavant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Vandiver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sterrett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calcis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Bridgeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Shoal Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
- Colony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Lincoln
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windsong Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Logan Martin Dam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- East Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Coldwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Grant Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Talladega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- McElderry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cool Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Cool Springs.
Cemeteries Near Cool Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cool 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 Cool Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cool Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reeves Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Choate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beason / Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clements Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Low Gap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Popes Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cool Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cool Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
- Caldwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Ashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Branchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Odenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Ragland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Champion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Argo
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chepultepec
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chepultepec is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepultepec
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cool Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cool Springs.
Newspapers Published in Cool 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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cool Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cool Springs, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cool Springs.
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 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 Cool Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cool Springs) 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 Cool Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |