Welcome to Good Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about Good Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Good Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Good Springs, please Contact Us.
Good Springs would have been located within present day Colbert County<2>.
The location of Good Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Good Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Good Springs: Good Spgs. (or less commonly used: Good Spngs. or Good Sprngs.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Good Springs is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Good Springs was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Good Springs would have been located in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Good Springs ...
While we believe that this Good Springs is located in Colbert County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Good Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Franklin and Limestone County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Good Springs.
Communities near Good Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Good Springs.
- Red Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
- Red Bay is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <6>
- Iuka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <6>
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cherokee is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <6>
- Burnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <6>
- Vina
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Tishomingo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
- Tishomingo is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <6>
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <6>
- Golden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <6>
- Paden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Good Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Good Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Good Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Good Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Good Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Good Springs.
Adding Good Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Good Springs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Good Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Good Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Good Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Good Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |