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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Germania Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Germania Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Germania Springs, 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 Germania 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 Germania 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 Germania 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 Germania Springs: Germania Spgs. (or less commonly used: Germania Spngs. or Germania 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 northeast 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 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 east 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 Germania Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Germania Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Germania Springs:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Germania Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germania Springs, with the one closest to Germania Springs listed first.
- Merrellton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Jacksonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Booker T City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Angel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Nances Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Colvins Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Mack ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Collins ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Blue Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Weaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germania Springs, with the one closest to Germania Springs listed first.
- Ball Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Spring Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Exie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Rock Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Moshat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tecumseh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Leesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Noah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germania Springs, with the one closest to Germania Springs listed first.
- Elder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Delta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germania Springs, with the one closest to Germania Springs listed first.
- Grantley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Borden Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Edwardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Heflin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Abel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Fruithurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Muscadine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Ai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hollis Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Micaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germania Springs, with the one closest to Germania Springs listed first.
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Collinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cotnam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Rodentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germania Springs, with the one closest to Germania Springs listed first.
- Cobb City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Banner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Hokes Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glencoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Burns Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Markton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Pilgrims Rest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- East Gadsden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Edwardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Coat's Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germania Springs, with the one closest to Germania Springs listed first.
- Ragland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Steele
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germania Springs, with the one closest to Germania Springs listed first.
- Coldwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Kentuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Grant Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd County (GA)
- Cave Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germania Springs, with the one closest to Germania Springs listed first.
- Tallapoosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Budapest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Felton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germania Springs, with the one closest to Germania Springs listed first.
- Esom Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cedartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Germania Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Germania Springs.
Cemeteries Near Germania Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Germania 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 Germania Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Germania Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Germania Springs, with the one closest to Germania Springs listed first.
- McCain's Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain's Chapel Cemetery
- The McCain's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCain Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24288 <3>
- Munger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Community Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wellborn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boozer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tredagar - Boozer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whites Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Nances Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ohatchee #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Germania Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Germania Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Germania Springs, with the one closest to Germania Springs listed first.
- Merrellton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Jacksonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Jenkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Nances Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Colvins Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Mack ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Reaves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reaves is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves
- Duke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Piedmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laney is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Germania Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Germania Springs.
Newspapers Published in Germania 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Germania Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Germania 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 Germania Springs.
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 Germania Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Polk 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 Germania Springs, 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> | 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> | 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- Germania Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |