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Springfield Topics

Snedecor's Directory

Voter Precincts

Overview

1. Havana

2. New Prospect

3. Five Mile

4. Greensboro

5. Newbern

6. Hollow Square

7. German Creek

8. Forkland

9. Garret's Shop

10. Eutaw

11. Springfield

12. Knoxville

13. Union

14. Pleasant Ridge

15. Mount Hebron

16. Clinton

17. Boligee

Mantua

Springfield Precinct #11

Historical Maps of Greene County - ADAH

 

Name, Year Arrived in Greene County

Bold - Early Settler

 Occupation Section, Township, Range

Precinct of Residence

 Source
1856 Map
1858 Map
Directory
Anthony, David R   16-17, 22N, 2E
21, 22N, 2E		 1858
1858
Avery, Calvin     Dir
Baines, Jordan Planter 32, 23N, 2E

31, 23N, 2E

 Dir 1856

1856
Baines, Richmond   32, 23N, 2E

31, 23N, 2E

 1856

1856
Barber. David W   31, 23N, 2E

32, 23N, 2E
5-6, 22N, 2E

1858

1858
1858

Bird, Daniel H   35, 23N, 2E
36, 23N, 2E
31, 23N, 3E
3, 22N, 2E		 1856 1858
1856 1858
1858
1858
Blair, Thomas H Overseer   Dir
Bragg, Robert M Overseer   Dir
Brodnax, Henry W   5-6, 22N, 3E
8, 22N, 3E
9, 22N, 3E
18-19, 22N, 3E
13, 22N, 2E
24, 22N, 2E		 1858
1858
1858
1858
1858
1858
Carpenter, Juba   7, 22N, 2E 1858
Carpenter, Jubal Planter
7, 22N, 2E		 Dir
1856 Estate
Chiles, Fred L [Fredrick] Planter
12-14, 22N, 2E
22-23, 22N, 2E		 Dir
1858
1858
Chiles, Larkin   25, 22M. 2E 1856
Chiles, Thompson Planter 12, 22N, 2E
11, 22N, 2E		 Dir 1856 1858
1858
Chiles, Zachary M (1821) Merchant
15, 22N, 2E		 Dir
1856
Clark, T C   13-14, 22N, 2E 1858
Cleaveland, Julius Merchant
4, 22N, 2E
5, 22N, 2E		 Dir
1856 1858
1856 1858
Cleaveland, Geo Book Keeper   Dir
Cochran, Elisha   33, 23N, 3E 1856
Cochran, Elizabeth   3, 22N, 3E 1856
Cochran, John   33, 23N, 3E
3, 22N, 3E		 1858 Estate
1858 Estate
Cockrell, Jacob (1821) Planter 12, 22N, 2E
18, 22N, 2E
18, 22N, 2E		 Dir
1856
1858 Estate
Cockrell, Jeremiah (1821) Planter 3, 22N, 2E

34, 23N, 2E
35, 23N, 2E
3, 22N, 2E

 Dir

1858
1858
1856 1858
Cockrell, John S

(1821)

 Planter 35, 23N, 2E

34, 23N, 2E

 Dir 1856 1858

1858
Cockrell, Joseph   34, 23N, 2E
35, 23N, 2E
2, 22N, 2E
3, 22N, 2E		 1856 Estate
1856 Estate
1856 Estate
1856 Estate
Cockrell, S W   17, 22N, 2E 1856
Cockrell, Stantford (1821) Planter   Dir
Coleman, David H (1822) Planter 32, 23N, 2E

33, 23N, 2E
4, 22N, 2E
5, 22N, 2E

 Dir 1856 1858

1856 1858
1858
1858
Coleman, D R 31, 23N, 2E
32, 23N, 2E		 1858
1858
Coleman, Rhoda   19, 22N, 2E 1856
Coleman, Wiley S Planter   Dir
Colvin, Allen D Planter 31, 23N, 3E
32, 23N, 3E
5, 22N, 3E
6, 22N, 3E		 Dir 1856 1858
1858
1856 1858
1856 1858
Colvin, Hiram Planter 31, 23N, 3E
36, 23N, 2E
6, 22N, 3E
11, 22N, 3E
9, 22N, 3E
3, 22N, 3E
 1, 22N, 2E 		Dir 1856

1856
1858
1858
1858
1858
1858
Colvin, John S Planter 32, 23N, 3E Dir
Colvin, Savilla   1, 22N, 2E 1856
Colvin, Thomas M Planter 32, 23N, 3E
31, 23N, 3E 		Dir 1856 1858
1856 1858
Colvin, William B   33, 23N, 3E
34, 23N, 3E		 1856 1858
1858
Colvin, Zachary Planter
5, 22N, 3E		 Dir.
1858 Estate
Crawford, Mary   7-8, 22N, 2E 1858
Crawford, N A   19-20, 22N, 2E 1858
Crawford, Samuel (1822) Planter   Dir
Davis, Ashley Planter  

33, 23N, 2E

Dir

1856
Eatman, T and H T   7, 22N, 2E 1858
Edwards, C G Planter   Dir
Edwards, William C   21-22, 22N, 2E 1856 1858
Estes, Evans Planter 33, 23N, 2E
4, 22N, 2E		 Dir 1856 1858
1856 1858
Estes, John   14, 22N, 2E 1856 Estate
Estes, M L and N C   16, 22N, 2E 1858
Evan Estes 33, 23N, 2E
4, 22N, 2E 		 1856 1858
Fason, Benjamin Planter 15, 22N, 2E Dir 1856 1858
Fason, Joseph F Planter 15, 22N, 2E
16, 22N, 2E		 Dir 1856 1858
1858
Fason, William H Planter   Dir
Foster, Elmira   19, 22N, 3E
13, 22N, 2E
23-25, 22N, 2E		 1858
1858
1858
Free, James Planter 33, 23N, 2E Dir 1856
Free, Simeon Sr. Planter 32, 23N, 2E Dir 1856
Free, Simeon Jr. Planter 32, 23N, 2E

34, 23N, 2E
3, 22N, 2E

 Dir

1856 1858
1856
Glover, A   25, 22N, 2E 1856
Hall, Allen (1823) Planter 9, 22N, 2E
16, 22N, 2E 		Dir 1856 1858
1858
Hall, John (1823) Planter 4, 22N, 2E
3, 22N, 2E
9, 22N, 2E		 Dir 1856 1858
1858
1856 1858
Hamlett/Hamilett, Mrs. (Estate of W R Hamlett in 1858)   11-12, 22N, 2E
11, 22N, 2E		 1856
1858 Estate
Hargroves, A M Planter 17, 22N, 2E
15, 22N, 2E		 Dir 1856
1856
Hargroves, Pleasant Carpenter   Dir
Hatter, Benjamin F Planter   Dir
Hatter, Priscilla   35, 23N, 2E
2, 22N, 2E		 1856 1858
1856 1858
Hicks, Tilmon   6, 22N, 2E 1856 1858
Jones, Elijah H Planter   Dir
Jones, Henderson Overseer   Dir
Jones, JWW is also

known as: W. W.

Planter 19, 22N, 2E Dir, 1856
Jones, William C Planter   Dir
Jones, William E

(1) Dir is in error. correction:
34, 23N, 2E

 Planter 34, 22N, 2E (1)

27, 23N, 2E
31, 23N, 2E
32, 23N, 2E

 Dir 1856 Sprngfld

1856 (Union)
1858 Springfield
1858 Springfield
Lee, Alfred (1822) Planter 10, 22N, 2E Dir 1856
Lee, C 3, 22N, 2E 1856 Estate
Lee, John A
Lee, Sarah J (Estate 1858 with John A.) 		Planter 14, 22N, 2E
10, 22N, 2E
10, 22N, 2E		 Dir
1856
1858 Estate
Lee, Vincent (1822) Planter 3, 22N, 2E Dir 1856
Lee, William H (1822) Planter  

34, 23N, 2E

 Dir

1858
Lewis, Susan   32, 23N, 2E 1858
Lunsford, James L L Planter   Dir
Malone, Sarah   3, 22N, 2E 1858
Martin, Stephen Planter   Dir
Mayo, John W Planter   Dir
Maxwell, Simeon   31, 23N, 2E 1856
McAlpine, Sol   18-19, 22N, 2E 1856
McAlpine, Va.   18-19, 22N, 2E 1858
McGehee, Z M (1818)[Zachary] Planter 32, 23N, 3E
3, 22N, 3E
4, 22N, 3E
5, 22N, 3E
9, 22N, 3E
10, 22N, 3E		 Dir 1858
1856 1858
1856 1858
1858
1858
1858
McShan, Frances   36, 23N, 2E 1858
McShan, John Planter 36, 23N, 2E
31, 23N, 3E		 Dir 1856
1856
McShan, Nehemiah B Planter   Dir
Means, William S   31, 23N, 2E
6, 22N, 2E		 1856 1858
1856 1858
Meriwether, Betty   31, 23N, 3E
6, 22N, 3E		 1858
1858
Meriwether, Fredrick (1819) Planter, Physician 2, 22N, 2E
1, 22N, 2E
11, 22N, 2E
12, 22N, 2E		 Dir 1856 1858
1856 1858
1858
1856
Meriwether, James M (1822) Planter 13, 22N, 2E
18, 22N, 3E		 Dir 1856 1858
1856 1858
Meriwether, John S Physician   Dir
Meriwether, Lucy   7, 22N, 3E
8, 22N, 3E
18, 22N, 3E		 1858
1858
1858
Meriwether, Robert J Planter   Dir
Meriwether, W L   13, 22N, 2E 1856 Estate
Meriwether, William T Planter   Dir
Meriwether, Williamson (1822) Planter   Dir
Meriwether, Willis (1822) Planter, Physician 13, 22N, 2E
23-24, 22N, 2E		 Dir 1856
1856
Meriwether, Z   11-13, 22N, 2E 1856
Meriwether, Zachary Sr. Planter 6, 22N, 3E
31, 23N, 3E
5, 22N, 3E		 Dir 1856
1856
1856
Meriwether, Zachary Jr. (1820) Planter, Physician 18, 22N, 3E
5, 22N, 3E
6, 22N, 3E
7, 22N, 3E
1, 22N, 2E
2, 22N, 2E		 Dir
1856
1856
1856
1856
1856
Merrill, William A

Agent for W A Merrill 		Planter
12, 22N, 2E
12, 22N, 2E		 Dir
1856
1858
Miller, Charles H Planter 5, 22N, 2E
31, 23N, 2E
6, 22N, 2E		 Dir 1856 1858
1856
1856 1858
Miller, John J Planter   Dir
Mobley, Isaiah Planter 33, 23N, 2E
34, 23, 2E		 Dir 1856 1858
1858
Morgan, N R   17, 22N, 2E
20, 22N, 2E
21, 22N, 2E		 1858
1856 1858
1858
Murphy, J   3, 22N, 2E
9-11, 22N, 2E		 1858
1858
Murphy, James (1823) Planter 20, 22N, 2E
21, 22N, 2E		 Dir 1856 1858
1858
Murphy, Samuel R   32, 23N, 2E
19-21, 22N, 2E		 1858
Murphy, S S
Murphy, S S et. al.		   3, 22N, 2E
10-11, 22N, 2E		 1856
1856
Oldham, Elias Planter   Dir
Patton, Joseph M    25-26, 22N, 2E 1858
Pettigrew, Rebecca   19-20, 22N, 2E 1858
Pippen, James B   19, 22N, 2E 1858
Powell, Harriett   5, 22N, 2E 1856 1858
Price, E & M   36, 23N, 2E 1858
Price, William Sr.   35, 23N, 2E
36, 23N, 2E		 1856
1856
Price, William   35, 23N, 2E 1858
Riddle, Alvis   15, 22N, 2E
22, 22N, 2E		 1856 Estate
1856 Estate
Riddle, Mrs. Alvis   15, 22N, 2E 1856
Riddle, Mary
Riddle, Mrs. E Mary		   14, 22N, 2E
22-23, 22N, 2E		 1856
1856
Riley, William   5, 22N, 3E 1858
Roberts, Archibald Planter   Dir
Roberts, Samuel Sr. Planter 34, 23N, 2E
35, 23N, 2E		 Dir 1856 1858
1856 1858
Roberts, Samuel Jr. Planter   Dir
Roberts, William Planter 27, 23N, 2E Dir
Roden, Levi (1819) Planter 11, 22N, 2E
2, 22N, 2E
15, 22N, 2E		 Dir 1856
1858
1856
Rogers, W A
Maps as WAR		   18-19, 22N, 2E 1856 1858
Scears, John Planter 22, 22N, 2E Dir 1856 1858
Sims, Garry Planter 9, 22N, 2E Dir 1856 1858
Smith, Elam (1821) Planter 8, 22N, 2E
7-8, 22N, 2E
8, 22N, 2E
17, 22N, 2E		 Dir
1856
1858 Estate
1858 Estate
Steele, E R G   9, 22N, 2E
16, 22N, 2E		 1856
1856
Steele, R E   9, 22N, 2E
16, 22N, 2E		 1856
1856
Stevens, John Overseer   Dir
Tankersty, R   8-9, 22N, 3E 1856
Toler, Robert Grocer   Dir
Turner, James   22, 22N, 2E 1856 Estate
Tyrce, Thomas T   32, 23N, 3E
33, 23N, 3E
34, 23N, 3E		 1858
1858

1856 1858
Vaughan, William Overseer   Dir
Walker, C R   31, 23N, 2E 1858
Ward, James R   10, 22N, 2E
14-15, 22N, 2E		 1856
1856 1858
Williams, Eliza   4, 22N, 2E 1856
Wilson, Drewery A Planter   Dir
Wilson, Samuel A (1821) Planter 33, 23N, 3E
33, 23N, 3E
4, 22N, 3E
4, 22N, 3E
 Dir 1856
1858 Estate
1856
Estate 1858
Other entries:
F. E. Y.   32, 23N, 3E 1856 1858
Unknown, Margaret M   32, 23N, 3E 1856
WILD MAN ISLAND   3, 22N, 3E 1856 1858
Unknown, Brown E   34, 23N, 3E 1856
Meriwether's Landing Black Warrior 7, 22N, 3E 1856
Estate DAW (possibly Samuel A Wilson)   3, 22N, 3E 1858
SCHOOL   3-4, 22N, 2E 1856
SCHOOL   11-12, 22N, 2E 1856
cannot read   13, 22N, 2E 1856
cannot read   14, 22N, 2E 1856
TOWN SQUARE   14-15, 22N, 2E 1856
Town Square: Post Office, Blacksmith, Grocer, 2 stores
Greenwoods   16-17, 22N, 2E 1856
Public School   16, 22N, 2E 1856

 

Note: land descriptions in bold are waterfront on the Black Warrior River

 

References:

V. Gayle Snedecor, Snedecor's Greene County Directory 1855-1856,  Snedecor's 1856 and 1858 maps. View Snedecor's maps at the University of Alabama, Historical Maps collection.

 

The Bureau of Land Management is a great resource for untangling the Township/Range/Section references.