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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 Springvale (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 Springvale. 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.

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 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 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.

Springvale is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Calhoun, Clay, Quitman, Stewart, Terrell & Webster.

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

  • Randolph County     (The home county of Springvale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
    • Cuthbert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wades
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Wades is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
    • Coleman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brooksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Brooksville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
    • Shellman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Five Points
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Five Points is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
    • Edison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
    • Bellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bellville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
    • Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
    • Fort Gaines
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluffton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Early County
    • Bancroft
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bancroft is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Quitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
    • Morris
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatcher
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
    • Georgetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Georgetown is located in Quitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
    • Sanford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sanford is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
    • Mount Zion ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Lumpkin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Florence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Florence is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Richland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Omaha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Louvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
    • Parrott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Yeomans
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Yeomans is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
    • Dawson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Herod
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Herod is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
    • Clarks Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
    • Bronwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
    • Weston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Leveretts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Leveretts is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
    • Preston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Barbour County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
    • Eufaula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Eufaula is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <1>
    • Big Eddy ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Eddy is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
    • Cotton Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
    • Hawkinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
    • Bakerhill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bakerhill is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Henry County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
    • Screamer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
    • Shorterville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
    • Abbeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Graball
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Graball is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Former names for Graball:
      • Hart's Crossroads
      • Hudspeth's Crossroads
  • Russell County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springvale, with the one closest to Springvale listed first.
    • Jernigan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
    • Cottonton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cottonton is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
    • Loflin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
    • Glenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenville is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Holy Trinity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
    • Pittsview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Springvale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springvale.

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 Springvale - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Springvale had a population of 153 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Cuthbert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatcher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
  • Benevolence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Benevolence is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
  • Coleman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Pecan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
  • Shellman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lumpkin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Eufaula
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Eufaula is located in Barbour County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <1>
  • Otho
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Otho is located in Henry County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
  • Fort Gaines
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Weston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kimbrough
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Kimbrough is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
    • Randall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Randall is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Tullis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Tullis is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullis

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

Newspapers Published in Springvale ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springvale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springvale, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springvale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Springvale:

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 Springvale, 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- Springvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.