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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 Cedar 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 Cedar 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 Cedar 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 Cedar Springs: Cedar Spgs. (or less commonly used: Cedar Spngs. or Cedar Sprngs.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Cedar Springs is located in Upshur County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Upshur County: Camp, Gregg, Marion, Morris, Smith & Wood.

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

  • Upshur County     (The home county of Cedar Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Springs, with the one closest to Cedar Springs listed first.
    • Coffeeville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Coffeeville is also located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
    • Ore City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • LaFayette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • LaFayette is also located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • Ewell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ewell is also located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Diana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Graceton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Graceton is also located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
    • James
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • James is also located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Indian Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Rock is also located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
    • Bettie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bettie is also located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Delrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Delrose is also located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
    • Gilmer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilmer is also located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <1>
    • Glenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Glenwood is also located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Simpsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Simpsonville is also located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Camp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Springs, with the one closest to Cedar Springs listed first.
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Point was located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Pine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Pine is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Pittsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harvard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Harvard is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Rocky Mound
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Leesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Springs, with the one closest to Cedar Springs listed first.
    • Avinger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hughes Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Linden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Marietta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Kildare
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bryans Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
  • Franklin County
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Springs, with the one closest to Cedar Springs listed first.
    • Judson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Seven Pines
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
    • East Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Teneryville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Teneryville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
    • Warren City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Warren City is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • White Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Clarksville City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Greggton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Greggton is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
    • Longview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Gladewater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Springs, with the one closest to Cedar Springs listed first.
    • Morton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Morton is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Harleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Noonday
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Noonday is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Lansing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lansing is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Nesbitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Hallsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Pope City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
    • Marshall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Springs, with the one closest to Cedar Springs listed first.
    • Jackson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Macedonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Macedonia is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Sarber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sarber is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
    • Kellyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Kellyville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
    • Jefferson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lodi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Springs, with the one closest to Cedar Springs listed first.
    • Lone Star
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jenkins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Daingerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cason
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Omaha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Naples
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Titus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Springs, with the one closest to Cedar Springs listed first.
    • Cookville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Miller's Cove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Winfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Hill is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Wood County
    • Perryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville

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

Cemeteries Near Cedar Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar 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 Cedar Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Coffeeville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron Bluff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Slaton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • South Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cheatham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mattox Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lone Mtn. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (176 more) ...
    • Hickory Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Day Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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 Cedar Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Springs.

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

  • Coffeeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coffeeville is also located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
  • LaFayette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • LaFayette is also located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
  • Avinger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hughes Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ewell is also located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
  • Diana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Daingerfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cason
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Orrs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Orrs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
  • Bettie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bettie is also located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
  • Sardis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sardis is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Gilmer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilmer is also located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Glenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Glenwood is also located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Rocky Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Pittsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Cedar 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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Springs, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar 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 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 Cedar Springs:

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>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- Cedar Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cedar Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.