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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 Jack 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 Jack 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 Jack 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 Jack Springs: Jack Spgs. (or less commonly used: Jack Spngs. or Jack Sprngs.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jack Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jack Springs.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Jack Springs is located in Escambia 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 Escambia County: Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Escambia (FL), Okaloosa (FL) & Santa Rosa (FL).

Below are the counties that are near Jack Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jack Springs:

  • Escambia County     (The home county of Jack Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack Springs, with the one closest to Jack Springs listed first.
    • Huxford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Atmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hammac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
    • Flomaton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pollard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Brewton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • East Brewton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Riverview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Riverview is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack Springs, with the one closest to Jack Springs listed first.
    • Little River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Perdido
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blacksher
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Tensaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Latham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Phillipsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Stockton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Minette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack Springs, with the one closest to Jack Springs listed first.
    • Barlow Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Carlton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gainestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Alma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Rockville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Walker Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Suggsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack Springs, with the one closest to Jack Springs listed first.
    • Range
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
    • Lenox
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Repton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bermuda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack Springs, with the one closest to Jack Springs listed first.
    • Calvert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mount Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Movico
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Bucks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Chastang
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Barry Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack Springs, with the one closest to Jack Springs listed first.
    • Uriah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Goodway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
    • Mount Pleasant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Megargel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
    • Frisco City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Excel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Perdue Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
    • Ollie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ollie is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
    • Mexia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Mexia is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Claiborne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Monroeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack Springs, with the one closest to Jack Springs listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • McIntosh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sunflower
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Fairford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack Springs, with the one closest to Jack Springs listed first.
    • Byrneville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
    • Walnut Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Century
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <1>
    • McDavid
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • Pine Barren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
  • Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jack Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Jack Springs.

Cemeteries Near Jack Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jack 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 Jack Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jack Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jack Springs, with the one closest to Jack Springs listed first.

  • Driskell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jack Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Steadham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Judson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Poarch Mission Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Booneville Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mothershed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Millers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Huxford Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Freemanville Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Semirah Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...

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 Jack Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jack Springs.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jack Springs, with the one closest to Jack Springs listed first.

  • Perdido
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Little River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blacksher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Mount Pleasant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Tensaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Latham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Carney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Carney is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Hammac
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hammac is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
  • Barlow Bend
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
  • Flomaton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallace
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Wallace is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Stockton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bluff Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
    • Gainestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Range
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jack Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jack Springs.

Newspapers Published in Jack 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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jack Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jack Springs, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jack 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 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 Jack Springs:

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 Jack 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 from Point A (ie- Jack Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.