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 Springhill (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 Springhill. 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.
Springhill is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Springhill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springhill:
- Clay County (The home county of Springhill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Erin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Ashland
(5 miles [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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Chambers Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Millerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Lineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Elder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Mellow Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Cragford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Haynes Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Friendship
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Bynum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Eastaboga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hobson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Eulaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- De Armanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Anniston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oxanna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Blue Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Abanda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Red Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Milltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Abel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hollis Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Micaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Heflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Goodwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Kellyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Stewartville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Ray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Weogufka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Christiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Ofelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Almond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Malone Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Milner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Forester Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Wadley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Crossroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Wedowee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Corbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Cropwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Glen City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Avondale Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Pell City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Harpersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calcis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Chandler Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Ironaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- McElderry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Talladega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Rendalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Munford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winterboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Grant Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Kentuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Sycamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Hackneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Goldville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Cowpens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Emuckfaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- New Site
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Daviston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Truett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Alexander City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Frog Eye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Matilda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Jacksons' Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springhill, see our County-by-County Page for Springhill.
Cemeteries Near Springhill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springhill.
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 Springhill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springhill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Springhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Noles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poe Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clairmont Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Burgess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion 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.<2>
While we didn't find Springhill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Springhill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Chandler Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Ashland
(5 miles [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
- Hatchet Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Creek
- Millerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Ironaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smelley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smelley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley
- Bluff Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Gibsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- McElderry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Hopeful
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hopeful is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mellow Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Talladega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berney's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springhill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springhill.
Newspapers Published in Springhill ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springhill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springhill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springhill.
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 Springhill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega 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> | 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 Springhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springhill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |