Cool Springs Township
Township
Cool Springs Township in Iredell County
Cool Springs Township in Iredell County
Cool Springs Township in 1917[1]
Cool Springs Township in 1917[1]
CountryUnited States United States
StateNorth Carolina North Carolina
CountyIredell
Established1868
Government
 • Typenon-functioning administrative division
Area
 • Total30.44 sq mi (78.8 km2)
 • Land30.23 sq mi (78.3 km2)
 • Water0.20 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,912
 • Density129.4/sq mi (50.0/km2)
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Cool Springs Township is a non-functioning administrative division of Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the counties were divided into townships, which included Cool Springs township as one of sixteen townships in Iredell County.[2][3][4][5]

History

Fifth Creek Presbyterian Church, founded in 1846 (2017)
Cool Spring School
Old Cool Spring Academy about 1900[6]

There were very few residents in the area of this township from US Revolutionary times until before the Civil War. A road was established from Statesville to Mocksville that passed through the township in 1829. This road followed what is now U.S. Highway 64. The oldest home in the township that was still standing in 2022 was the Dr. John Richard Barr Adams (1820-1901) home, built in 1817. Dr. Adams was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons in 1852 and 1854 from Iredell County. The area was named for cool springs, which originated in the area, including one active spring that still feeds 5th creek. There was a post office in Cool Springs as early as 1852. The first postmaster was Marshall Turner. The post office was used until June 1865 when it closed. There were mills on the 5th Creek as early as 1868. There was a Cool Springs academy in the early 1900s. Fred Houpe operated a general store in Cools Spring in the early 1900s.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

The communities of Oak Forest was located in Cool Springs Township from 1837 to 1907 with John B. Belt as the first postmaster.[7][9][13]

Sites of interest

The following sites of interest are located in Cool Springs Township:[14][15][7][3]

Geography

The Yadkin River forms the northern boundary of the township. The eastern boundary is formed by the Rowan County line. The town of Statesville is partially within the Cool Springs township. Bodies of water within the township include Beaver Creek and Fifth Creek.

Cool Springs Township is an election precinct in Iredell County. Major roads in the township include:[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kinney, NR (1917). "1917 Map of Iredell County". North Carolina Map Collection.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Constitution of 1868" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Keever
  4. ^ The Heritage of Iredell County, 1980, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 28677, ISBN 0-89459-087-1, 642 pages with index
  5. ^ The Heritage of Iredell County, NC Vol II, 2000, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 29866, LC # 00-110956, 574 pages with index
  6. ^ NC State Library (January 31, 2012). "Old Cool Spring School". Flickr.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Cool Springs History". Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  8. ^ Keever, page 178
  9. ^ a b Lewis, J. D. "Iredell County Towns with Post Offices". Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  10. ^ Keever, pages 91, 116, 129, 149, 178, 319
  11. ^ "1854-1855 Session". Carolana.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  12. ^ "1852 Session". Carolana.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  13. ^ Keever, pages 178, 179, 289
  14. ^ Search of Google Maps
  15. ^ a b "GIS Mapping". Iredell County GIS Service. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  16. ^ Listed as colored church on the 1917 Map of Cool Springs Township
  17. ^ a b c Keever, page 499
  18. ^ Keever, pages 343, 489, 491
  19. ^ Keever, page 508
  20. ^ "Cool Spring School". DigitalNC, Iredell Citizen, Statesville, page 8. April 26, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  21. ^ Keever, page 386
  22. ^ "Faith Church". Faith Church. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  23. ^ a b "History of the Providence Methodist Church". Providene Methodist Church. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  24. ^ Keever, pages 191, 195, 206

Bibliography

35°50′47″N 80°46′20″W / 35.84639°N 80.77222°W / 35.84639; -80.77222 (center of Cool Springs Township)

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