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 Reddock 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 Reddock 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 Reddock 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Reddock Springs: Reddock Spgs. (or less commonly used: Reddock Spngs. or Reddock 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Reddock Springs is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Lowndes, Monroe & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Reddock Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reddock Springs:
- Butler County (The home county of Reddock Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddock Springs, with the one closest to Reddock Springs listed first.
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bolling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Shacklesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Forest Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Starlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Industry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Oaky Streak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- McKenzie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddock Springs, with the one closest to Reddock Springs listed first.
- Mixonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Commerce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Wilcox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Owassa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rabb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Ramah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Mount Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Evergreen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddock Springs, with the one closest to Reddock Springs listed first.
- Red Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Gantt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddock Springs, with the one closest to Reddock Springs listed first.
- Honoraville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Cherokee Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Vernledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Highland Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Leon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Luverne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Petrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Vidette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Dozier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Social Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Brantley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddock Springs, with the one closest to Reddock Springs listed first.
- Minter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Carlowville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddock Springs, with the one closest to Reddock Springs listed first.
- Fort Deposit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg's
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Sandy Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Gordonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Davenport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Mosses
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Letohatchee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Collirene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Hayneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddock Springs, with the one closest to Reddock Springs listed first.
- Pine Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Beatrice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddock Springs, with the one closest to Reddock Springs listed first.
- Lapine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Pintlala
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddock Springs, with the one closest to Reddock Springs listed first.
- Awin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Pine Apple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Furman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Schuster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- McBrydes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Snow Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Caledonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- McWilliams
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Ackerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reddock Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Reddock Springs.
Cemeteries Near Reddock Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reddock 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 Reddock Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reddock Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reddock Springs, with the one closest to Reddock Springs listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reddoch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- William Seale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Giddens Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Pine Top Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Reddock Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reddock Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reddock Springs, with the one closest to Reddock Springs listed first.
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manningham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manningham is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningham
- Bolling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Herbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Herbert is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Shacklesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Searcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Searcy is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
- Forest Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Butler Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butler Springs is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Springs
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Starlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Georgiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reddock Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reddock Springs.
Newspapers Published in Reddock 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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reddock Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reddock Springs, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reddock 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 either 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 Reddock Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conecuh County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Dallas County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Wilcox 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reddock Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Reddock Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |