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 Suwannee 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 Suwannee 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 Suwannee 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 Suwannee Springs: Suwannee Spgs. (or less commonly used: Suwannee Spngs. or Suwannee 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.
Suwannee Springs is located in Suwannee 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 Suwannee County: Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette & Madison.
Below are the counties that are near Suwannee Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Suwannee Springs:
- Suwannee County (The home county of Suwannee Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Suwannee Springs, with the one closest to Suwannee Springs listed first.
- Rixford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rixford is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Live Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Padlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Padlock is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
- Wellborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McAlpin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dowling Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
- O'Brien
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Branford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suwannee Springs, with the one closest to Suwannee Springs listed first.
- Five Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Lake City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- McColskey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McColskey is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suwannee Springs, with the one closest to Suwannee Springs listed first.
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bakers Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
- Jennings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suwannee Springs, with the one closest to Suwannee Springs listed first.
- Day
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
- Mayo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suwannee Springs, with the one closest to Suwannee Springs listed first.
- Lee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leland is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Pinetta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brooks County (GA)
- McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
- Clinch County (GA)
- Fargo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Echols County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Suwannee Springs, with the one closest to Suwannee Springs listed first.
- Potter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
- Statenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fruitland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fruitland is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Howell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Lowndes County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Suwannee Springs, with the one closest to Suwannee Springs listed first.
- Melrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Lowndes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Lake Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dasher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dasher is located in Lowndes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Clyattville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Suwannee Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Suwannee Springs.
Cemeteries Near Suwannee Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Suwannee 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 Suwannee Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Suwannee Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Suwannee Springs, with the one closest to Suwannee Springs listed first.
- Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Jasper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235576 <2>
- Spring Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barton Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Jasper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71757 <2>
- Rock Cut Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swift Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (100 more) ...
- Geiger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poole Pond Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White Chimney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Suwannee Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Suwannee Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Suwannee Springs, with the one closest to Suwannee Springs listed first.
- Rixford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rixford is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Genoa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Live Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Padlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Padlock is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
- White Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bakers Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
- Wellborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Suwannee Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Suwannee Valley is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McAlpin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Suwannee Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Suwannee Springs.
Newspapers Published in Suwannee 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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Suwannee Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Suwannee Springs, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Suwannee 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 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 Suwannee Springs:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Suwannee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Hamilton County
- Lafayette County
- Madison County
- Brooks County
- Clinch County
- Echols County
- Lowndes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Suwannee Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Suwannee Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |