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 Shocco 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 Shocco 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 Shocco 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 Shocco Springs: Shocco Spgs. (or less commonly used: Shocco Spngs. or Shocco 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Shocco Springs is located in Talladega 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 Talladega County: Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Saint Clair & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Shocco Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shocco Springs:
- Talladega County (The home county of Shocco Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shocco Springs, with the one closest to Shocco Springs listed first.
- Talladega
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windsong Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Waldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Ironaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rendalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Winterboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shocco Springs, with the one closest to Shocco Springs listed first.
- Eastaboga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Bynum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Eulaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Macon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Cobb Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Hobson City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shocco Springs, with the one closest to Shocco Springs listed first.
- Chambers Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Erin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Elder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Harkins Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Millerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Haynes Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Hollins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Lineville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Delta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shocco Springs, with the one closest to Shocco Springs listed first.
- Abel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hollis Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shocco Springs, with the one closest to Shocco Springs listed first.
- Mount Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Stewartville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Goodwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shocco Springs, with the one closest to Shocco Springs listed first.
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shocco Springs, with the one closest to Shocco Springs listed first.
- Leeds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Scott City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Breakstone Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- Lola City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Roper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- McCombs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Cahaba Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Trussville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Randolph County
- Christiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shocco Springs, with the one closest to Shocco Springs listed first.
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Cropwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avondale Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Glen City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Vincent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cook's Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Wattsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shocco Springs, with the one closest to Shocco Springs listed first.
- Calcis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Harpersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sterrett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vandiver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dunavant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunnavant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Westover
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Wilsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Bridgeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Chelsea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tallapoosa County
- Hackneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shocco Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Shocco Springs.
Cemeteries Near Shocco Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shocco 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 Shocco Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shocco Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shocco Springs, with the one closest to Shocco Springs listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Allen - Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thornhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mardisville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Midway Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Armbrester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freeze Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moberley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stockdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Mays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Shocco Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shocco Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shocco Springs, with the one closest to Shocco Springs listed first.
- Talladega
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Renfroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Renfroe is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
- Stemley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stemley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Berney's
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
- Waldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Smelley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smelley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rendalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ironaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- McElderry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shocco Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shocco Springs.
Newspapers Published in Shocco 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shocco Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shocco 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 Shocco 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 Shocco Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Talladega County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Tallapoosa 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 Shocco 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shocco Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |