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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fountainrun. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fountainrun to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fountainrun, please Contact Us.
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 Fountainrun (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 Fountainrun. 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.
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 hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Fountainrun is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Fountainrun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fountainrun:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Fountainrun)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountainrun, with the one closest to Fountainrun listed first.
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Cropwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Avondale Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Pell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cook's Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Seddon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brompton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Coal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Moody
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountainrun, with the one closest to Fountainrun listed first.
- Dale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Straight Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Appalachian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Highland Lake
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Remlap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Compton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Allgood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Selfville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountainrun, with the one closest to Fountainrun listed first.
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Eastaboga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Macon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Bynum
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Eulaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Ohatchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Bera ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountainrun, with the one closest to Fountainrun listed first.
- Chambers Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Erin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Hollins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Coosa County
- Stewartville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountainrun, with the one closest to Fountainrun listed first.
- Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Scott City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Roper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Breakstone Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Lola City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- McCombs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Cahaba Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Trussville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountainrun, with the one closest to Fountainrun listed first.
- Calcis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Sterrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vandiver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harpersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnavant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunavant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Westover
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Shoal Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Bridgeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Wilsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Purdy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountainrun, with the one closest to Fountainrun listed first.
- Logan Martin Dam
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- East Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Windsong Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winterboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Childersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rendalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fountainrun, see our County-by-County Page for Fountainrun.
Cemeteries Near Fountainrun ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fountainrun.
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 Fountainrun - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fountainrun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fountainrun, with the one closest to Fountainrun listed first.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Florence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Pell City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26861 <4>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeze Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boykin Truitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robert Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Fountainrun in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fountainrun.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fountainrun, with the one closest to Fountainrun listed first.
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Cropwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Stemley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stemley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
- East Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Pell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Lowery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lowery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery
- Cook's Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Renfroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Renfroe is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
- Seddon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Sterrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fountainrun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fountainrun.
Newspapers Published in Fountainrun ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fountainrun.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fountainrun, 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 Fountainrun.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fountainrun:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Jefferson County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fountainrun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fountainrun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |