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 Spring Hill (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 Spring Hill. 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.
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.
Spring Hill 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 Spring Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Hill:
- Butler County (The home county of Spring Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bolling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Shacklesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Forest Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Industry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Georgiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oaky Streak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Starlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- McKenzie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Mixonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Commerce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Wilcox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Honoraville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Highland Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vernledge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Cherokee Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Petrey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Luverne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Leon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Vidette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Social Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Brantley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Minter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Carlowville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Fort Deposit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Davenport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Bragg's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Letohatchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Hayneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mosses
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Gordonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Collirene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Lowndesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Petronia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Lapine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Grady
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ada
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Pintlala
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Ramer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Center Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Hope Hull
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Wingard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Ansley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hallsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Youngblood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Awin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Furman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Pine Apple
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Snow Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- McBrydes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Schuster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Ackerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- McWilliams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Hill.
Cemeteries Near Spring Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Hill.
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 Spring Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Antioch East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hartley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Springhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Andress Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Perdue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Spring Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Searcy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Daisy is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Fort Deposit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glasgow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Honoraville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Manningham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manningham is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningham
- Bolling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Sandy Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Herbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Herbert is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Saville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Willing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Willing is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Willing
- Shacklesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Pigeon Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Hill.
Newspapers Published in Spring Hill ...
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 Spring Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Hill, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Hill.
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 Spring Hill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conecuh County
- Crenshaw County
- Dallas County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery County
- Pike 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- Spring Hill) 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 Spring Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |