Our Genealogy Helper
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 Indian 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 Indian 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 Indian 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 Indian Springs: Indian Spgs. (or less commonly used: Indian Spngs. or Indian Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Indian Springs is located in Butts 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 Butts County: Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Newton & Spalding.
Below are the counties that are near Indian Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Springs:
- Butts County (The home county of Indian Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Flovilla
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fincherville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Lizella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Payne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Lovejoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Irondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- DeKalb County
- Klondike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Woolsey Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Woolsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Inman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Locust Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- McDonough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Whitehouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Highland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Oakwood Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Stockbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge North
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Calvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Round Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Wayside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Bradley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Ethridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Gray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fortville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Morton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Goggins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Barnesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Milner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Aldora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Box Ankle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Juliette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Smarr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bolingbroke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Culloden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Mansfield Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Porterdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Newton Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Salem Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dixie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Salem Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- East Wood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Hub Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Meansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Putnam County
- Resseaus Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Rockdale County
- Conyers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- East Griffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Orchard Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Griffin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Experiment
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunny Side
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Esmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- The Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Walton County
- Social Circle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Springs.
Cemeteries Near Indian Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian 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 Indian Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Gunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- China Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimbrough - Hord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Etheredge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McMichael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (413 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Indian Springs had a population of 299 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Flovilla
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cork is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
- Elgin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Blount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blount is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cabaniss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cabaniss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaniss
- Smiths Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths Mill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
- Stark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- High Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Falls is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
- Gladesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gladesville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Jenkinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Towaliga ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Towaliga is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towaliga
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Worthville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Peeksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peeksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Springs.
Newspapers Published in Indian 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 Indian Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Springs, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian 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 Indian Springs:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Butts County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Clayton County
- DeKalb County
- Fayette County
- Henry County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Monroe County
- Newton County
- Pike County
- Putnam County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding County
- Upson County
- Walton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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 Indian Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Indian Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |