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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 Alexander 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 Alexander 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 Alexander 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 Alexander Springs: Alexander Spgs. (or less commonly used: Alexander Spngs. or Alexander Sprngs.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Alexander Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alexander 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Alexander Springs is located in Lake County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake County: Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter & Volusia.

Below are the counties that are near Alexander Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alexander Springs:

  • Lake County     (The home county of Alexander Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Springs, with the one closest to Alexander Springs listed first.
    • Astor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paisley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Pittman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Lake Kathryn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Altoona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Umatilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Cassia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Eustis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Springs, with the one closest to Alexander Springs listed first.
    • Electra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Eastlake Weir
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Salt Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Ocklawaha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Weirsdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kerr City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Candler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Belleview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Summerfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Fort McCoy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Springs, with the one closest to Alexander Springs listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Zellwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Apopka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • South Apopka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Springs, with the one closest to Alexander Springs listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Crescent City Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Crescent City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lake Como
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Pomona Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Welaka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Nashua
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Springs, with the one closest to Alexander Springs listed first.
    • Lake Monroe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Heathrow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Lake Mary
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Indian Mound Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Longwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Sanlando Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Springs, with the one closest to Alexander Springs listed first.
    • The Villages
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Oxford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Orange Home
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Springs, with the one closest to Alexander Springs listed first.
    • Volusia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Emporia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Barberville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pierson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • De Leon Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Glenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Beresford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • West De Land
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • De Land Southwest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
    • De Land
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • North De Land
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • North De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North De Land

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alexander Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Alexander Springs.

Cemeteries Near Alexander Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alexander 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 Alexander Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alexander Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alexander Springs, with the one closest to Alexander Springs listed first.

  • Shockley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Astor Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ponceannah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Altoona Hinson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lungren Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Umatilla Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
    • The Midway Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barbersville Cemetery
    • Barberville Cemetery
    • Midway Methodist Cemetery
  • Purdom Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...
    • Long Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Glenwood African-American Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood African-American Cemetery
      • The Glenwood African-American Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Church Street Cemetery
      • Glenwood Black 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.<3>

While we didn't find Alexander Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alexander Springs.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Alexander Springs, with the one closest to Alexander Springs listed first.

  • Pittman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
  • Paisley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Astor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Altoona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Francis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Saint Francis is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Emporia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Umatilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eldridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eldridge is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Crows Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Crows Bluff is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Bluff
  • Barberville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland Park ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Glenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Seneca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Seneca is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Cassia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alexander Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alexander Springs.

Newspapers Published in Alexander 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexander Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alexander Springs, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alexander Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Alexander Springs:

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 Alexander Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Alexander Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.