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 Poplar 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 Poplar 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 Poplar 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 Poplar Springs: Poplar Spgs. (or less commonly used: Poplar Spngs. or Poplar Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poplar Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Poplar Springs is located in Haralson 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 Haralson County: Cleburne (AL), Carroll, Paulding & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Poplar Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Springs:
- Haralson County (The home county of Poplar Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Tallapoosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Budapest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Felton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Taylorsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Stilesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Euharlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Jake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowdon Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Temple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jonesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Driskolls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Hart Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Bowdon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Tyus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Roopville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Villa Rica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ephesus Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tyree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hannah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Cave Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Wax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Lindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Atlanta Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Robealou Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Rosemont Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Coosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Ephesus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Roosterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Yates Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Braswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Home Place Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Forrister
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Country Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedartown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Etna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Rockmart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aragon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Calhoun County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Dailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Piedmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Nances Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Iron City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Collins ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Choccolocco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Merrellton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Tecumseh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Rock Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Spring Garden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Exie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Noah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Kirk's Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Tucker Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Moshat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Ball Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Muscadine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Fruithurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Oak Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Edwardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Grantley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Hightower
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Heflin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Graham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Sewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Morrison Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Springs.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar 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 Poplar Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Steadman Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion West Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (431 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Littlecreek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlecreek Cemetery
- The Littlecreek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Creek Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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, Poplar Springs had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Tallapoosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Creek is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Hooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooper is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Felton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dugdown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dugdown is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdown
- Muscadine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Walthrall ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walthrall is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthrall
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Waco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Youngs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Youngs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Esom Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Springs.
Newspapers Published in Poplar 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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar 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 Poplar 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 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 Poplar Springs:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Haralson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Douglas County
- Floyd County
- Heard County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph 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 Poplar Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poplar Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |