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 Sardis 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 Sardis 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 Sardis 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 Sardis Springs: Sardis Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sardis Spngs. or Sardis 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 southwest 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 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.
Sardis Springs is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Morgan, Giles (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Sardis Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sardis Springs:
- Limestone County (The home county of Sardis Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Springs, with the one closest to Sardis Springs listed first.
- Fairmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Center Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Hay's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Caro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Elkmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tanner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Springs, with the one closest to Sardis Springs listed first.
- Confluence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Dells Vista Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Cedar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Rogersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Corum ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Comer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Springs, with the one closest to Sardis Springs listed first.
- Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Red Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Mountain Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Wheeler Dam Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Springs, with the one closest to Sardis Springs listed first.
- Harvest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Toney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Madison Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Rideout Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Meridianville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Springs, with the one closest to Sardis Springs listed first.
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Simpson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Moulton Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Austinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Russell Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Trinity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Priceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Flint City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Winton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Springs, with the one closest to Sardis Springs listed first.
- Ardmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elkmont Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Stella
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Minor Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Aymett Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Pisgah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Green Field
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Anthony Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Springs, with the one closest to Sardis Springs listed first.
- Appleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Springs, with the one closest to Sardis Springs listed first.
- Cash Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Camargo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Molino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Pearl City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Park City Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Harms
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Howell Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Boonshill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Marshall County (TN)
- Delina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Delina is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sardis Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Sardis Springs.
Cemeteries Near Sardis Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sardis 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 Sardis Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sardis Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sardis Springs, with the one closest to Sardis Springs listed first.
- Bottom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fielding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reunion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Isom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Menefee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1163 more) ...
- Cummins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cambridge Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sardis Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sardis Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sardis Springs, with the one closest to Sardis Springs listed first.
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Cluttsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Caro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Elkmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Pettusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Blackburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Madison Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Cartwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sardis Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sardis Springs.
Newspapers Published in Sardis 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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sardis Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sardis Springs, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sardis 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 Sardis Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Limestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall 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 Sardis Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sardis Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |