Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Indian Springs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Indian Springs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Indian Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Indian Springs: Indian Spgs. (or less commonly used: Indian Spngs. or Indian Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Indian Springs is located in Alcorn County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alcorn County: Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN) & McNairy (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Indian Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Springs:
- Alcorn County (The home county of Indian Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Searcy Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Jacinto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rienzi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Biggersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Allentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Kossuth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hightown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Itawamba County
- Kirkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Lee County
- Guntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Altitude
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Burton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Booneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Jumpertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- New Site
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Blackland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Wheeler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Marietta
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Geeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Baldwyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Dumas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Tiplersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Walnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Falkner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tishomingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holcut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Short
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Paden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Oldham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Tishomingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Golden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Riverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Bishop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Cherokee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Franklin County (AL)
- Pleasant Site
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hardeman County (TN)
- Essary Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Nash Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Hamburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pyburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Bruton Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Nixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Lowryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- McNairy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Michie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Caffey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Tulu
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Guys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Chewalla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Eastview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Ramer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stantonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Falcon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Selmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Purdy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Springs.
Cemeteries Near Indian Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Springs.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Indian Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Malone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hardwick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dorothy Jean Woodruff Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (577 more) ...
- Burnsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Opossum Trot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Indian Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Glens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Jacinto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rienzi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kendrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kendrick is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Altitude
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Kossuth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Short
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Wenasoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenasoga
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Michie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gift
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gift is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Hightown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Springs.
Newspapers Published in Indian Springs ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Springs, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Indian Springs:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Alcorn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- Prentiss County
- Tippah County
- Tishomingo County
- Union County
- Colbert County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- McNairy County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Indian 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |