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 Cold 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 Cold 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 Cold 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 Cold Springs: Cold Spgs. (or less commonly used: Cold Spngs. or Cold Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cold Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cold 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 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.
Cold Springs is located in Burke County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Burke County: Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, McDowell & Rutherford.
Below are the counties that are near Cold Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cold Springs:
- Burke County (The home county of Cold Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Linville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Glen Alpine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parkhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Calvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Morganton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Drexel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Valdese
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Brownwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Todd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Linville Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pineola
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crossnore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Linville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Newland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Plumtree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandfather
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Vale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Adako
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Collettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rufus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Abingdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Gamewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Blowing Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Patterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Lenoir
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Ashford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Little Switzerland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Patten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- West Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Greenlee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Sugar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Lackey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Altapass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Grassy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Penland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bakersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Buladean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Tipton Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Relief
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Huntdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Rutherford County
- Thermal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Foscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Matney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Shulls Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Rominger
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Valle Crucis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Sugar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Sands
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Ferguson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Newdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Double Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Celo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Micaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hamrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Green Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Day Book
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Burnsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Low Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Pensacola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Murchison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Burbank
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Shell Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Roan Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tolley Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Woodby Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Fish Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gap Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Norris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Limestone Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cold Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Cold Springs.
Cemeteries Near Cold Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cold 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 Cold Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cold Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Calloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuthbertson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McKinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (535 more) ...
- Ledford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Cold Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cold Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cold Springs, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crossnore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Table Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Perkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- North Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Spruce Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Worry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Collettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Upton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Penland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Estatoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Hartland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cold Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cold Springs.
Newspapers Published in Cold 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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cold Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cold Springs, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cold 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 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 Cold Springs:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Caldwell County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Rutherford County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yancey County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Unicoi County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 Cold 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- Cold Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |