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 Dripping 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 Dripping 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 Dripping 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 Dripping Springs: Dripping Spgs. (or less commonly used: Dripping Spngs. or Dripping Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dripping Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dripping 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 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.
Dripping Springs is located in Cullman 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 Cullman County: Blount, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Dripping Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dripping Springs:
- Cullman County (The home county of Dripping Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
- Central
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- West Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Jones' Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Chances Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Vinemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Crane Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Cullman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Good Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
- Bangor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Gum Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Blount Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Mountain Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Birdie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Reid's
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Blountsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smoke Rise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Hayden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Nectar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nectar is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Jefferson County
- Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
- Oakville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Wren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Moulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Muck City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Mountain Home
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
- Westlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Swancott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Harris Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Belle Mina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Orrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
- Triana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Pine Lake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
- Cedar Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Lacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Falkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartselle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtree Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Flint City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Priceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Florette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Austinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
- Marylee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Powellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Burrows Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Red Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- South Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Creel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Sipsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Edgil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
- Upshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Ellaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Grayson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Double Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dripping Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Dripping Springs.
Cemeteries Near Dripping Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dripping 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 Dripping Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dripping Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethlehem West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crosses Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Missionary Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (605 more) ...
- East Battleground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Dripping Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dripping Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
- Jones' Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Battleground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Battleground is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Clifty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Baldwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Nesmith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nesmith is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilhites
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhites is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
- Cedar Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Massey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Upshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crane Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Cullman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dripping Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dripping Springs.
Newspapers Published in Dripping 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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dripping Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dripping Springs, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dripping 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 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 Dripping Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cullman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Walker 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dripping Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dripping Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |