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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cool Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cool 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 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.

Cool Springs is located in Colquitt 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 Colquitt County: Brooks, Cook, Mitchell, Thomas, Tift & Worth.

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

  • Colquitt County     (The home county of Cool Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
    • Ellenton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Norman Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Berlin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Moultrie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Funston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Doerun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Minnesota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Hartsfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
    • Nashville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Enigma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alapaha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ray City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
    • Barney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Morven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Barwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fodie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Dixie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Quitman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
    • Lenox
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Staunton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
    • Sparks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Adel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cecil
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
    • Hahira
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Franklinville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Mineola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Barko Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
    • Sale City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cotton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pebble City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Greenough
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
    • Pavo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Coolidge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fredonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Hansell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Meigs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
    • Omega
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Phillipsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Unionville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Tifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ty Ty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Abac
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Brookfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Chula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Turner County
    • Sycamore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cool Springs, with the one closest to Cool Springs listed first.
    • Anderson City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Sumner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Poulan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Alfords
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
    • Sylvester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgeboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Dougherty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people

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

Cemeteries Near Cool Springs ...

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

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

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

  • Weeks Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Folsom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vickers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Deep Bottom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crosland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Baker Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sylvester Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (217 more) ...
    • Rocky Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mathis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yates Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Cool Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cool Springs.

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

  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
  • Lenox
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Moultrie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Berlin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Adel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Minton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Minton is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
  • Brookfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bay is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Morven
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Nashville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Enigma
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hahira
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sumner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Poulan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartsfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Cool 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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cool Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cool Springs, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cool 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 Cool 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 Cool 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cool Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.