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 Tunnel 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 Tunnel 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 Tunnel 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 have occurred.
A past name for Tunnel Springs: Kempsville.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Tunnel Springs: Tunnel Spgs. (or less commonly used: Tunnel Spngs. or Tunnel Sprngs.)
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.
Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Tunnel Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tunnel Springs:
- Monroe County (The home county of Tunnel Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunnel Springs, with the one closest to Tunnel Springs listed first.
- Peterman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Natchez
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Pine Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Beatrice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatrice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
- Beatrice is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <2>
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Burnt Corn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Monroeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
- Monroeville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <2>
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Scratch Ankle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Mexia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Ollie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunnel Springs, with the one closest to Tunnel Springs listed first.
- Starlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Forest Home
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Home <2>
- Georgiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiana
- Georgiana is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgiana <2>
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunnel Springs, with the one closest to Tunnel Springs listed first.
- Nettleboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Barlow Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Suggsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Whatley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Dickinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Gainestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunnel Springs, with the one closest to Tunnel Springs listed first.
- Ramah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Bermuda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Commerce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Repton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Repton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
- Repton is located in Conecuh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Repton <2>
- Belleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Mixonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Lenox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Lenox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <2>
- Range
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Evergreen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Conecuh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <2>
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Castleberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunnel Springs, with the one closest to Tunnel Springs listed first.
- McWilliams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McWilliams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Asahel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Schuster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Nellie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Awin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Pine Apple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Coy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Lower Peach Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
- Yellow Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Ackerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tunnel Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Tunnel Springs.
Newspapers Published in Tunnel 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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tunnel Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tunnel Springs, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tunnel Springs.
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 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 Tunnel Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Conecuh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wilcox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Butler County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
Cemeteries Near Tunnel Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tunnel 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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tunnel Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tunnel Springs, with the one closest to Tunnel Springs listed first.
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
- Old Scotland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Scotland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Scotland Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Cemetery
- Rumbley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumbley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumbley Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Ramah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramah Cemetery
- Pine Orchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Orchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Orchard Cemetery
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
- Puryearville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puryearville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puryearville Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Tunnel Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tunnel Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tunnel Springs, with the one closest to Tunnel Springs listed first.
- Natchez
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Lovan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Axle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - River Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge
- River Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Burnt Corn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Turnbull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Riley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Monroeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
- Monroeville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <2>
- Skinnerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinnerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerton
- Skinnerton is located in Conecuh County
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Turkestan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bermuda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Chestnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Tinela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tunnel Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tunnel Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tunnel Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tunnel Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tunnel Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6424, Longitude: -87.2401 |
| <5> | 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 Tunnel Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |