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 Springville Lake Estates (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 Springville Lake Estates. 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 Springville Lake Estates ...
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 Springville Lake Estates: Springville Lk. Ests.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Springville Lake Estates is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Springville Lake Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springville Lake Estates:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Springville Lake Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville Lake Estates, with the one closest to Springville Lake Estates listed first.
- Springville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Argo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Margaret
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Acmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Whitney Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Moody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Ashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brompton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville Lake Estates, with the one closest to Springville Lake Estates listed first.
- Remlap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Compton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Allgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Highland Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Appalachian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Straight Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Adville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Dallas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Deavers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Little Warrior
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Locust Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Selfville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- County Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville Lake Estates, with the one closest to Springville Lake Estates listed first.
- Macon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Ohatchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Southside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville Lake Estates, with the one closest to Springville Lake Estates listed first.
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Black Bottom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Hanceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Arkadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Baileytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Holly Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dodge City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville Lake Estates, with the one closest to Springville Lake Estates listed first.
- Nix ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Altoona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Walnut Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Howelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Ivalee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Attalla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Markton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Aurora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville Lake Estates, with the one closest to Springville Lake Estates listed first.
- Ayres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Village Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Masseyline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Breakstone Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Pinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Cahaba Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Chalkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Grayson Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Trussville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville Lake Estates, with the one closest to Springville Lake Estates listed first.
- Douglas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Horton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Whitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville Lake Estates, with the one closest to Springville Lake Estates listed first.
- Dunnavant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunavant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Vandiver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sterrett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Calcis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Shoal Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Lake Purdy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Inverness
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Meadowbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Westover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville Lake Estates, with the one closest to Springville Lake Estates listed first.
- Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Lincoln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windsong Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Logan Martin Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- East Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville Lake Estates, with the one closest to Springville Lake Estates listed first.
- Creel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Sumiton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springville Lake Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Springville Lake Estates.
Cemeteries Near Springville Lake Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springville Lake Estates.
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 Springville Lake Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springville Lake Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springville Lake Estates, with the one closest to Springville Lake Estates listed first.
- Fuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Ayres.
- Argo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Remlap Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Low Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crump Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Old Compton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Austin Olds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brown - Hudson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Springville Lake Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Springville Lake Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springville Lake Estates, with the one closest to Springville Lake Estates listed first.
- Springville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ayres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Viola ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Viola is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Remlap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Argo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Compton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Chepultepec
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chepultepec is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepultepec
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caldwell is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Little Warrior
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Adville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Selfville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Odenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Champion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springville Lake Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springville Lake Estates.
Newspapers Published in Springville Lake Estates ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springville Lake Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springville Lake Estates, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springville Lake Estates.
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 Springville Lake Estates:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Walker 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 Springville Lake Estates, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springville Lake Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |