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Introduction ...

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

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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named High Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 High Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Turner 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 Turner County: Ben Hill, Crisp, Irwin, Tift, Wilcox & Worth.

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

  • Turner County     (The home county of High Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Springs, with the one closest to High Springs listed first.
    • Hobby
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
    • Ashburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rebecca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ben Hill County
    • Abba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Springs, with the one closest to High Springs listed first.
    • Doerun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Minnesota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Norman Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Springs, with the one closest to High Springs listed first.
    • Arabi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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
    • McKenzie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • Cordele
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lamb Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
  • Dooly County
    • Vienna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Springs, with the one closest to High Springs listed first.
    • Turner City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Turner City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
    • Eleanor Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
    • Pecan City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
    • Tompkins Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
    • Colonial Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • East Towne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
    • Elon Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
    • Hinds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
    • Albany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Albany is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
    • Eugemar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
    • Putney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Relswood Terrace
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
    • Colonial Place
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Springs, with the one closest to High Springs listed first.
    • Arp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
    • Irwinville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Mystic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Springs, with the one closest to High Springs listed first.
    • Philema
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Philema is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
    • Chokee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Leesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Palmyra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Palmyra is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Springs, with the one closest to High Springs listed first.
    • De Witt
      (27 miles [43.5 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Springs, with the one closest to High Springs listed first.
    • Cobb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • De Soto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Leslie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Springs, with the one closest to High Springs listed first.
    • Chula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ty Ty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Abac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Tifton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Unionville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Omega
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Springs, with the one closest to High Springs listed first.
    • Seville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pitts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Owensboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
    • Rochelle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Springs, with the one closest to High Springs listed first.
    • Cuffietown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
    • Sylvester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Poulan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oakfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Warwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sumner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • East Dougherty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Alfords
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
    • 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
    • Liberty Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Bridgeboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near High Springs ...

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

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

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

  • Harmony Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rocky Mount Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Whiddon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Widdons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Isabella Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sikes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Millers Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Doles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Doles is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
  • Isabella
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Isabella is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
  • Sylvester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Arabi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Willingham ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Willingham is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham
  • Poulan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sumner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Warwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruark ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ruark is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruark
  • Acree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Acree is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree
  • Parkerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkerville is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
  • Cordele
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Chokee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Minton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Minton is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
    • Cobb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in High 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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Springs, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 High Springs:

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 High 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>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- High Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.