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 Fowler Spring (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 Fowler Spring. 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 Fowler Spring ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fowler Spring: Fowler Spg. (or less commonly used: Fowler Spng. or Fowler Sprng.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Fowler Spring is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Cullman, Etowah, Jefferson, Marshall, Saint Clair, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Fowler Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fowler Spring:
- Blount County (The home county of Fowler Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Spring, with the one closest to Fowler Spring listed first.
- Cleveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blountsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Nectar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nectar is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Gum Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Rosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Deavers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Fridays Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Little Warrior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Oneonta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Spring, with the one closest to Fowler Spring listed first.
- Holly Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baileytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Baileyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- East Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Simcoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Black Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Good Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- DeKalb County
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Spring, with the one closest to Fowler Spring listed first.
- Altoona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nix ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Walnut Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Howelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Egypt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Greer ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Ivalee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Mountainboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Spring, with the one closest to Fowler Spring listed first.
- Masseyline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Trafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Ayres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Bradford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Palmerdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Kimberly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crosston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Majestic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Pinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Spring, with the one closest to Fowler Spring listed first.
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Douglas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Askea Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Hyatt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Arab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hog Jaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Horton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Pine Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Whitesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Ruth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Spring, with the one closest to Fowler Spring listed first.
- Hulaco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Eva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Florette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Lacon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Briscoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Falkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Leesdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Spring, with the one closest to Fowler Spring listed first.
- Springville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Saint Clair Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Ashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steele
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Argo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Margaret
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Branchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Wattsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Spring, with the one closest to Fowler Spring listed first.
- Creel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Powellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fowler Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Fowler Spring.
Cemeteries Near Fowler Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fowler Spring.
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 Fowler Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fowler Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fowler Spring, with the one closest to Fowler Spring listed first.
- Fowler Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood - Cornelius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blountsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Daileys Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Chitwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the north of Oneonta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23519 <3>
- New Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Fowler Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fowler Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fowler Spring, with the one closest to Fowler Spring listed first.
- Joy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Joy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Cleveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blountsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gum Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Walter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walter is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter
- Little Warrior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Oneonta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tappan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tappan is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Clarence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Holly Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bangor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fowler Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fowler Spring.
Newspapers Published in Fowler Spring ...
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 Fowler Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fowler Spring, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fowler Spring.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fowler Spring:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Walker 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 '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- Fowler Spring) 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 Fowler Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |