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 Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison 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.
Prior to its current name of Madison Springs, it was known as Alexanderville.
- A typical abbreviation for Madison Springs: Madison Spgs. (or less commonly used: Madison Spngs. or Madison 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Madison Springs is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Banks, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Jackson & Oglethorpe.
Below are the counties that are near Madison Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Madison Springs:
- Madison County (The home county of Madison Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Harrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Dalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Danielsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Comer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Planter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Colbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Carlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Homer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Barrow County
- Statham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Winterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Lexington Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Chamberlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Pine Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Cleveland Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Bowman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Dewy Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Elberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Silk Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Bowman Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Franklin Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Royston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cromers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Canon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Parhams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Lavonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gumlog
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Alto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Airy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raoul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Gillsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Bowersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Hartwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maretts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Reed Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Dooleys Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cooleys Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Crawfords Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Nicholson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Attica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Dry Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Arcade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Pendergrass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Overlook Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Spartan Lane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Bogart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Watkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Eastville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Arnoldsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Veribest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Crawford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Palmetto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Stephens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Avalon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Eastanollee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carnes Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Jarrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- Toccoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Toccoa Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Abbeville County (SC)
- Lowndesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Holland Store
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Price ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Iva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Iva is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
- Starr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Townville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deans is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Fair Play
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Madison Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Madison Springs.
Cemeteries Near Madison Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madison 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 Madison Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Madison Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ware Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler Cemetery #6
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zidon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berryman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Berryman Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32740 <2>
- Franklin Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (476 more) ...
- Gary Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vanna Chapel Church Cemetery
- Vanna UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanna UMC Cemetery
- The Vanna UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fellowship Cemetery
- Fellowship Methodist Church 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Madison Springs had a post office and no railroad service. In 2019, Madison Springs had a population of 4,210 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Madison Springs, with the one closest to Madison Springs listed first.
- Danielsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Royston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cromers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Fort Lamar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Lamar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lamar
- Ila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Paoli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paoli is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Erastus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Erastus is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Comer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Planter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Carnesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nickville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nickville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickville
- Eagle Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Grove is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
- Dewy Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Madison Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Madison Springs.
Newspapers Published in Madison 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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madison Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madison Springs, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Madison Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Madison Springs:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Stephens County
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Oconee 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> | 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 Madison Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Madison Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |