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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Blue Spring. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blue Spring to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blue Spring, please Contact Us.
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 Blue Spring (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 Blue Spring. 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 Blue Spring ...
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.
Another variation: Bluespring.
- A typical abbreviation for Blue Spring: Blue Spg. (or less commonly used: Blue Spng. or Blue Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Blue Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Spring.
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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Blue Spring is historic, it would have been located within present day Worth County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Worth County: Colquitt, Crisp, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Tift & Turner.
Below are the counties that are near Blue Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue Spring:
- Worth County (The home county of Blue Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Spring, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- Oakfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cuffietown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuffietown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
- Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
- Warwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Dougherty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Dougherty is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
- Sylvester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poulan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alfords
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alfords is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
- Sumner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Anderson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Anderson City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
- Colquitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Spring, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- Doerun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Minnesota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
- Crisp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Spring, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- Arabi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milldale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Milldale is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
- Cordele
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKenzie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKenzie is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- Lamb Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
- Dooly County
- Vienna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Spring, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- Tompkins Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
- Turner City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turner City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- East Towne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Eleanor Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Elon Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Pecan City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
- Hinds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eugemar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Relswood Terrace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Dawson Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Lake Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- Irwin County
- Arp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arp is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Spring, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- Philema
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Philema is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
- Leesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Chokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Smithville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Spring, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- De Witt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Baconton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenough is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
- Sale City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Spring, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- Cobb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Danville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Sumter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Spring, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- Sasser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Olivers Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Bronwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Herod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Tift County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Spring, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- Ty Ty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Abac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Tifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Omega
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Spring, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- Hobby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hobby is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
- Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
- Ashburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rebecca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Spring, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- Seville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pitts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blue Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Blue Spring.
Cemeteries Near Blue Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Spring.
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 Blue Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blue Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue Spring, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinder Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Oakfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Holder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Blue Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blue Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Spring, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- Doles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doles is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
- Ruark ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruark is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruark
- Acree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Acree is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree
- Willingham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willingham is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham
- Isabella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Warwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sylvester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poulan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arabi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Parkerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parkerville is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
- Sumner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blue Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Spring.
Newspapers Published in Blue Spring ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Spring, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Spring.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Blue Spring:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Worth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colquitt County
- Crisp County
- Dooly County
- Dougherty County
- Irwin County
- Lee County
- Mitchell County
- Sumter County
- Terrell County
- Tift County
- Turner County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Blue Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Blue Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |