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 Sulphur 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 Sulphur 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 Sulphur 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 Sulphur Springs: Sulphur Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sulphur Spngs. or Sulphur Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sulphur Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sulphur Springs.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Sulphur Springs is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Jackson, Limestone, Marshall, Morgan, Franklin (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Sulphur Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs:
- Madison County (The home county of Sulphur Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Key's Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hazel Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moore's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Meridianville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Chase
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Normal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ryland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Francisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Hollytree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Estillfork
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Paint Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Pleasant Groves
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Skyline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Center Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Caro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Capshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Ardmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Fairmount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Country Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Pettusville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- Grant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Lacey's Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morgan City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Valhermoso Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Huntland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Lexie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Garner Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Sal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Ardmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Wheelerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Dickson Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Frankewing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Howell Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Corder Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Park City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Flintville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Park City Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Camargo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Clarks Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Fayetteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Molino
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Elk Mill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Coldwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Marshall County (TN)
- Delina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Moore County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Lynchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Countyline is located in Moore County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Sulphur Springs.
Cemeteries Near Sulphur Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sulphur 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 Sulphur Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sulphur Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Manning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Echols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Townsend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Battle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hymen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flint River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bloucher Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffries Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1272 more) ...
- Hazle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandidge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Sulphur Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sulphur Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Key's Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- New Market
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fisk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fisk is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Meridianville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Deposit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deposit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
- Plevna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plevna is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Bell Factory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Gladstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Mercury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Elora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sulphur Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sulphur Springs.
Newspapers Published in Sulphur 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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sulphur Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sulphur Springs, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sulphur Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sulphur Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Moore 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 Sulphur Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sulphur Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |