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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 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rixford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
      • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
    • Live Oak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Padlock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Padlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
      • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
      • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Columbia County
    • Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Watertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
    • McColskey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McColskey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Hamilton County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bakers Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
      • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
    • Mayo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
      • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <2>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
    • Leland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Madison County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Clinch County (GA)
    • Fargo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Clinch County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Echols County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
    • Statenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statenville
      • Statenville is located in Echols County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statenville <2>
    • Fruitland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County (GA)
    • Howell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Echols County (GA)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County (GA)
    • Lake Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dasher
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • 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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nunn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Taylor Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the northwest of Jasper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235576 <4>
  • 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 the Barton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barton Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the northwest of Jasper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71757 <4>
  • Rock Cut Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cut Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swift Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swift Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swift Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geiger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geiger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Poole Pond Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poole Pond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poole Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • White Chimney Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Chimney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Chimney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rixford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
    • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
  • Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Hamilton County
  • Genoa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Hamilton County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Suwannee County
  • Padlock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Padlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
    • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
  • White Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bakers Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bakers Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
    • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
  • Wellborn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Avoca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Avoca is located in Hamilton County
  • Suwannee Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwannee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee Valley
    • Suwannee Valley is located in Columbia County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • McAlpin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Winfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Columbia County
    • Benton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Columbia County

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]<5>. 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 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 Suwannee Springs:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Suwannee Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Suwannee Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Suwannee Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3941, Longitude: -82.9374       In this case, the coordinates for Suwannee Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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