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 Poplar 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 Poplar 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 Poplar 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 Poplar Springs: Poplar Spgs. (or less commonly used: Poplar Spngs. or Poplar Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poplar Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Poplar Springs is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Poplar Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Springs:
- Marshall County (The home county of Poplar Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Mid ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Peters ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Columbus City Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Hustleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- North ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rayburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Wyeth City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albertville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Guntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Highmound
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Bright Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Snead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Brooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Craig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Wynnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Birdie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Clarence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Fridays Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Sand Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Blanche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Joppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Grove Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Chigger Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Geraldine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hix ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Gibson Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Luttrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Rains ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Crossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Fyffe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Sardis City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Whitesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Mountainboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Greer ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Yancy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Duck Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Keener
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Crudup
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Egypt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Langston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Aspel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Section
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Lim Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Scottsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dutton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Larkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Paint Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Gurley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Whitesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Brownsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- English Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Maysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Greenwycke Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Morgan City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Apple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hulaco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Lacey's Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Springs.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar 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 Poplar Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Rooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kirby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Martling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haney Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- King Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (584 more) ...
- Thomason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rainey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Poplar Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poplar Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Jink ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
- Martling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martling is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martling
- Peters ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Mid ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Pendergrass ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pendergrass is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
- Meltonsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Grove Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Henryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- North ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- McVille
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McVille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Springs.
Newspapers Published in Poplar 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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Springs, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poplar Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Poplar Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Poplar Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |