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 Wolf 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 Wolf 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 Wolf 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wolf Springs: Wolf Spgs. (or less commonly used: Wolf Spngs. or Wolf Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wolf Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wolf 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 and hospitals 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.
Wolf Springs is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Limestone, Morgan & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Wolf Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolf Springs:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Wolf Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Springs, with the one closest to Wolf Springs listed first.
- Edmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Hatton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Town Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Muck City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Springs, with the one closest to Wolf Springs listed first.
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Leighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Littleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Nitrate City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Ford City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Muscle Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White House Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Tuscumbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Springs, with the one closest to Wolf Springs listed first.
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Rockwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Spruce Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Phil Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belgreen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Springs, with the one closest to Wolf Springs listed first.
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Dells Vista Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Elgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Killen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rogersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Mars Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Bailey Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Springs, with the one closest to Wolf Springs listed first.
- Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Poplar Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Lentzville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Harris Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Tanner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Springs, with the one closest to Wolf Springs listed first.
- Bear Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Springs, with the one closest to Wolf Springs listed first.
- Trinity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Moulton Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Russell Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Flint City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Springs, with the one closest to Wolf Springs listed first.
- Pebble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ashridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Ellaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Littleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Haleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Upshaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Boar Tush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Delmar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Springs, with the one closest to Wolf Springs listed first.
- Rascal Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Iron City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wolf Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Wolf Springs.
Cemeteries Near Wolf Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolf 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 Wolf Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolf Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolf Springs, with the one closest to Wolf Springs listed first.
- Roden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Masterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beavers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sanderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion FWB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gargas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beck Cemetery
- The Beck Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333462 <2>
- Fergason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (754 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gargis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Wolf Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wolf Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolf Springs, with the one closest to Wolf Springs listed first.
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Edmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Bingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Hatton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Leighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Landersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolf Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolf Springs.
Newspapers Published in Wolf 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolf Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolf Springs, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolf Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wolf Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Winston County
- Lawrence 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 Wolf Springs, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolf Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |