Welcome to Cool Springs ...
Cool Springs is located in Saint Clair County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Cool Springs: Cool Spgs. (or less commonly used: Cool Spngs. or Cool Sprngs.)
Cool Springs is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cool Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Cool Springs (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Communities Also Named Cool Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Cool Springs - they are located in Georgia (3), Kentucky, North Carolina (2), South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cool Springs.
Communities near Cool Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cool Springs.
- Pell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moody
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <3>
- Clay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Southside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Southside is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <3>
- Lincoln
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
- Oneonta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Attalla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Margaret
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
- Margaret is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaret <3>
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cool Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cool Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cool Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cool Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cool Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Cool Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cool Springs ...
Looking for more information about Cool Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cool Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cool Springs.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cool Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |