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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 Mountain 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 Mountain 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 Mountain 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 Mountain Springs: Mtn. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Mountain Springs is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Baldwin, Bibb, Jasper, Monroe, Putnam, Twiggs & Wilkinson.

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

  • Jones County     (The home county of Mountain Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Springs, with the one closest to Mountain Springs listed first.
    • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswoldville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
      • Griswoldville is located in Jones County
    • Pitts
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
      • Pitts is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
    • Jones Acres
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
      • Jones Acres is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
    • Morton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
    • Belvedere Manor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
      • Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
    • Clinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Jones County
      • Former name for Clinton:
      • Albany
    • Gray
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
    • Haddock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fortville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
    • Bradley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
    • Wayside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
    • Ethridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
      • Ethridge is located in Jones County
    • Round Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
      • Round Oak is located in Jones County
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Springs, with the one closest to Mountain Springs listed first.
    • Brown's Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown's Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
      • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
    • Coopers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
    • The Colony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
    • Hardwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Milledgeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
    • Meriwether
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Springs, with the one closest to Mountain Springs listed first.
    • East Macon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
      • East Macon is located in Bibb County
    • Mogul
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mogul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
      • Mogul is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
    • Cross Keys
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
      • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
    • Macon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Payne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Bibb County
    • Rutland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
    • Bloomfield Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
      • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
    • Vinson Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
      • Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
    • Brookhaven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
      • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
    • Walden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
    • West Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Bibb County
    • Lizella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Bleckley County
    • Allentown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock County
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Springs, with the one closest to Mountain Springs listed first.
    • Elberta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
    • Warner Robins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stathams Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stathams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Centerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonaire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodard Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Kathleen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
      • Kathleen is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <2>
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Springs, with the one closest to Mountain Springs listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurens County
    • Montrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Springs, with the one closest to Mountain Springs listed first.
    • Bolingbroke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Juliette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juliette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliette
      • Juliette is located in Monroe County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliette <2>
    • Smarr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smarr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarr
      • Smarr is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smarr <2>
    • Forsyth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Springs, with the one closest to Mountain Springs listed first.
    • Echeconnee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
      • Echeconnee is located in Peach County
    • Byron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Springs, with the one closest to Mountain Springs listed first.
    • Resseaus Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resseaus Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
      • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
    • Dennis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Dennis is located in Putnam County
    • Hallwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
      • Hallwood is located in Putnam County
    • Eatonton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Oconee Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
      • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Springs, with the one closest to Mountain Springs listed first.
    • Dry Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Huber
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
      • Huber is located in Twiggs County
    • Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
    • Jeffersonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <2>
    • Danville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Springs, with the one closest to Mountain Springs listed first.
    • Gardner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Goat Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
    • Deepstep
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Oconee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconee <2>
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Springs, with the one closest to Mountain Springs listed first.
    • Brooks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
    • Gordon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <2>
    • Ivey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Dedrich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • McIntyre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
      • McIntyre is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntyre <2>
    • Irwinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
      • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <2>
    • Toomsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toomsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomsboro
      • Toomsboro is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toomsboro <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Mountain 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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain Springs, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain 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 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 Mountain Springs:

Cemeteries Near Mountain Springs ...

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

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

  • James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
  • Baker Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Happoldt - Stevens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happoldt - Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happoldt - Stevens Cemetery
  • Black - Griswold Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ethridge - Minter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Watson & Couch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson & Couch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson & Couch Cemetery
  • William Woods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Woods Cemetery
  • Whitehurst Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehurst Cemetery
  • Stiles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiles Cemetery
  • Henderson Stripling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Stripling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Stripling Cemetery
  • Mountain Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Springs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (371 more) ...
    • James Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kitchens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kitchens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kitchens Cemetery
    • Kitchens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kitchens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kitchens 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.<4>

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

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

  • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswoldville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
    • Griswoldville is located in Jones County
  • Lewiston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Wilkinson County
  • James
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • James is located in Jones County
  • Morton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Morton is located in Jones County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
  • Dry Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gordon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <2>
  • Gray
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
  • Clinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Jones County
    • Former name for Clinton:
    • Albany
  • Ivey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
    • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Fitzpatrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzpatrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
    • Fitzpatrick is located in Twiggs County
  • Macon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brown's Crossing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown's Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
    • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Plentitude ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plentitude have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plentitude
      • Plentitude is located in Jones County
    • Bradley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
    • Reids
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
      • Reids is located in Twiggs County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jones County: www.jonescounty.org

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8999, Longitude: -83.4561    
<4>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 Mountain Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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