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 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.
Spring Hill is located in Escambia 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 Escambia County: Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Escambia (FL), Okaloosa (FL) & Santa Rosa (FL).
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:
- Escambia 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.
- East Brewton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brewton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Roberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Pollard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Hammac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Flomaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Huxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Atmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Castleberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Nymph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Johnsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Brooklyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Lenox
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Range
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Belleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Paul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Evergreen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Falco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Wing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Goodway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Excel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Megargel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Ollie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Uriah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Escambia County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Century
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- McDavid
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Pine Barren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Cannon Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Baker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Jay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
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.
- Ft. Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Travis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Travis Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Travis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brantley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- May Creek Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Catawba Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Odom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 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.
- Brewton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kirkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kirkland is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Roberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Boykin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boykin is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Pollard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Hammac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Castleberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Berrydale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Flomaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Brooklyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Range
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Bluff Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
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 38 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 27 miles [43.5 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Spring Hill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conecuh County
- Covington County
- Monroe County
- Escambia County
- Okaloosa County
- Santa Rosa 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |