Welcome to Good Springs ...

Good Springs is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Good Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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 on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Good Springs: Good Spgs. (or less commonly used: Good Spngs. or Good Sprngs.)

Good Springs is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Good Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Good Springs ...

While we believe that this Good Springs is located in Franklin County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Good Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Colbert 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.

• Florence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Muscle Shoals
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
  • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <4>
• Sheffield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <4>
• Tuscumbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia
  • Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscumbia <4>
• Hackleburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
  • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
• Phil Campbell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil Campbell
  • Phil Campbell is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phil Campbell <4>
• Bear Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  • Bear Creek is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Creek <4>
• Town Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <4>
• Littleville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
  • Littleville is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
• Leighton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
  • Leighton is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Good Springs ...

Looking for more information about Good Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Good Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Good Springs.

Adding Good Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Good Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Good Springs was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Good Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Good Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/