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 Copper 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 Copper 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 Copper 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 Copper Springs: Copper Spgs. (or less commonly used: Copper Spngs. or Copper Sprngs.)
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.
Copper 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 Copper Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Copper Springs:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Copper Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Springs, with the one closest to Copper Springs listed first.
- Margaret
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turnbough Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Odenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Acmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Argo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Saint Clair Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Brompton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Cook's Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Moody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moody is 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>
- Springville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Springs, with the one closest to Copper Springs listed first.
- Dale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Remlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Appalachian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Highland Lake
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Straight Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Compton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Allgood
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Adville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Little Warrior
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Locust Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- County Line
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Springs, with the one closest to Copper Springs listed first.
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Macon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Eastaboga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ohatchee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Cochran Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Bynum
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Grayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Morrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Southside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Springs, with the one closest to Copper Springs listed first.
- Garden City
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Black Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Springs, with the one closest to Copper Springs listed first.
- Nix ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Altoona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gallant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Walnut Grove
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Pilgrims Rest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Attalla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Howelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Ivalee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Rainbow City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Springs, with the one closest to Copper Springs listed first.
- Breakstone Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- Ayres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Roper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Cahaba Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trussville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lola City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Scott City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Grayson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- McCombs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Chalkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Springs, with the one closest to Copper Springs listed first.
- Dunnavant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunavant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Vandiver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sterrett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Calcis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Shoal Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Bridgeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Lake Purdy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Harpersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Westover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Meadowbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Inverness
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Chelsea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Copper Springs, with the one closest to Copper Springs listed first.
- Colony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Windsong Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Logan Martin Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- East Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Alpine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Talladega
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Childersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winterboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Grant Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bon Air
(29 miles [46.7 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Copper Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Copper Springs.
Cemeteries Near Copper Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Copper 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 Copper Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Copper Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Copper Springs, with the one closest to Copper Springs listed first.
- Branchville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Austin Olds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Low Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Argo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Moody.
- Fuller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Karr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Ayres.
- Hooper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Copper Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Copper Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Copper Springs, with the one closest to Copper Springs listed first.
- Odenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Argo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Moody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moody is 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>
- Brompton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Cook's Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Springville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ayres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Woodward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodward is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trussville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Leeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Pell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Copper Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Copper Springs.
Newspapers Published in Copper 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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Copper Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Copper Springs, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Copper 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 Copper 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
- 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 Copper 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' (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- Copper Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |