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 Harrogate 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 Harrogate 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 Harrogate 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 Harrogate Springs: Harrogate Spgs. (or less commonly used: Harrogate Spngs. or Harrogate 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Harrogate Springs is located in Elmore 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 Elmore County: Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Macon, Montgomery & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Harrogate Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrogate Springs:
- Elmore County (The home county of Harrogate Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrogate Springs, with the one closest to Harrogate Springs listed first.
- Blue Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Wetumpka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Coosada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prattville Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Claud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Adkin Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Ware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Robinson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Deatsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holtville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrogate Springs, with the one closest to Harrogate Springs listed first.
- Millbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prattville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Melmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Marbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Booth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Autaugaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Haynes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrogate Springs, with the one closest to Harrogate Springs listed first.
- Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrogate Springs, with the one closest to Harrogate Springs listed first.
- Mountain Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrogate Springs, with the one closest to Harrogate Springs listed first.
- Equality
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Pentonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Nixburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Cottage Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Rockford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hissop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Fishpond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Ray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Dollar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrogate Springs, with the one closest to Harrogate Springs listed first.
- Burkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Lowndesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrogate Springs, with the one closest to Harrogate Springs listed first.
- Tysonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hornady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Calebee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- La Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Liberty City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Hardaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Tuskegee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrogate Springs, with the one closest to Harrogate Springs listed first.
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Boylston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Sunshine Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Capitol Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Meigs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Waugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Gibbs Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Young Forte Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Pike Road
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- English Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrogate Springs, with the one closest to Harrogate Springs listed first.
- East Tallassee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Tallapoosa City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Reeltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Benson ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Our Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrogate Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Harrogate Springs.
Cemeteries Near Harrogate Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrogate 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 Harrogate Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrogate Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrogate Springs, with the one closest to Harrogate Springs listed first.
- Haggerty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Faith Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wetumpka City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine View Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams and Lockhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnell Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Rives Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Canaan MB 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.<3>
While we didn't find Harrogate Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harrogate Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrogate Springs, with the one closest to Harrogate Springs listed first.
- Wetumpka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson's Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
- Ware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Robinson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Holtville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Deatsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Meigs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Buyck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buyck is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyck
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eclectic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Coosa River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coosa River is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrogate Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrogate Springs.
Newspapers Published in Harrogate 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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrogate Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrogate Springs, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrogate Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Harrogate Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Elmore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Hale County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Tallapoosa 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Harrogate Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrogate Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |