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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Cold Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cold Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cold Springs, 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 Cold 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 Cold 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 Cold 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 Cold Springs: Cold Spgs. (or less commonly used: Cold Spngs. or Cold 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Cold Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Turner County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Turner County: Ben Hill, Crisp, Irwin, Tift, Wilcox & Worth.

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

  • Turner County     (The home county of Cold Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
    • Rebecca
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hobby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
  • Ben Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
    • Abba
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
    • Fitzgerald
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
    • Enigma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Alapaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coffee County
    • Ambrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
    • McKenzie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
    • Arabi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cordele
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamb Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
  • Dodge County
    • Rhine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
      • Rhine is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <2>
  • Dooly County
    • Vienna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
    • Arp
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
    • Irwinville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
      • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <2>
    • Mystic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <2>
    • Ocilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
      • Ocilla is located in Irwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <2>
    • Wray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Milan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
    • Chula
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Abac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Tifton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Phillipsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
    • Unionville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
    • Ty Ty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Omega
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
    • Rochelle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <2>
    • Pitts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Seville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
      • Seville is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <2>
    • Abbeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pineview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
    • Cuffietown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuffietown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
    • Sumner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Poulan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
      • Poulan is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <2>
    • Sylvester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
      • Sylvester is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <2>
    • Warwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Oakfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Worth County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Cold 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cold Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cold Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cold Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cold Springs:

Cemeteries Near Cold Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cold 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 Cold Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Paulk Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paulk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paulk Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
  • Young Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
  • Arp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arp Cemetery
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Primitive Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Avery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avery Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Abba Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abba Cemetery
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (285 more) ...
    • Live Oak Methtodist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gibbs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
    • Luke Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luke 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.

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

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

  • Abba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
    • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
  • Irwinville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
    • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <2>
  • Sibbie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibbie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibbie
    • Sibbie is located in Wilcox County
  • Rochelle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <2>
  • Pitts
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Seville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
    • Seville is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <2>
  • Arabi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Abbeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Temperance
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
    • Temperance is located in Telfair County
  • Copeland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Copeland is located in Dodge County
  • Rhine
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
    • Rhine is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <2>
  • China Hill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
    • China Hill is located in Telfair County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sumner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cordele
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Cold Springs, 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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cold Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cold Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7624, Longitude: -83.4563       In this case, the coordinates for Cold Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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