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 Sanford 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 Sanford 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 Sanford 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 Sanford Springs: Sanford Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sanford Spngs. or Sanford 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 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.
Sanford Springs is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Sanford Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sanford Springs:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Sanford Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Springs, with the one closest to Sanford Springs listed first.
- Exie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Spring Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Rock Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Noah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Moshat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Tecumseh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Tucker Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Ball Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Springs, with the one closest to Sanford Springs listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Dailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Collins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Nances Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Colvins Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Merrellton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Jacksonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Springs, with the one closest to Sanford Springs listed first.
- Borden Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Grantley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Edwardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Fruithurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Muscadine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Heflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Springs, with the one closest to Sanford Springs listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Lickskillet
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Collinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Adamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Cotnam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Dawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Douglas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Rodentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Springs, with the one closest to Sanford Springs listed first.
- Banner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Ballplay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Hale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hokes Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Cobb City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Edwardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Glencoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Springs, with the one closest to Sanford Springs listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Springs, with the one closest to Sanford Springs listed first.
- Cave Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Brice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brice is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Robealou Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Lindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Rosemont Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Springs, with the one closest to Sanford Springs listed first.
- Felton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Budapest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Springs, with the one closest to Sanford Springs listed first.
- Etna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Esom Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Cedartown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Seney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Seney is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rockmart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sanford Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Sanford Springs.
Cemeteries Near Sanford Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sanford 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 Sanford Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sanford Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sanford Springs, with the one closest to Sanford Springs listed first.
- Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sheepskin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goshen Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Piedmont.
- The Goshen Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1413181 <3>
- Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ladiga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Sanford Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sanford Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sanford Springs, with the one closest to Sanford Springs listed first.
- Exie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Spring Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Pleasant Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Ladiga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ladiga is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiga
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Rock Run Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Station
- Gnatville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gnatville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatville
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Key
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Key is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Bomar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bomar is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomar
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Moshat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bluffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Forney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Noah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sanford Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sanford Springs.
Newspapers Published in Sanford 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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanford Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sanford Springs, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sanford Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sanford Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Polk 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 '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- Sanford 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 Sanford Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |