Cool Springs Township, Iredell County, North Carolina

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.[1][2][3][4]

Cool Springs Township
Township
Cool Springs Township in Iredell County
Cool Springs Township in 1917
Country United States
State 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)

History

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 J.R. B. Adams home, built in 1817. 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 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.[5]

The communities of Oak Forest, Elmwood, and Vance are a located in Cool Springs Township. There were post offices in Vance from 1882-1901 and in Oak Forest from 1837-1907.[5][6][2]

Geography
Fifth Creek Presbyterian Church, founded in 1846 (2017)

The Yadkin River forms the northern boundary of the township. The eastern bouadardy 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. The following sites of interest are located in Cool Springs Township:[7][8][5]

  • 5th Creek Presbyterian Church, founded in 1846
  • Chestnut Grove Baptist Church
  • Cool Springs Academy, operated as early as 1817
  • Cool Springs Baptist Church (no longer exists)
  • Cool Springs Elementary School
  • Cool Springs United Methodist Church
  • Cools Springs Volunteer Fire Department
  • Countryside Baptist Church
  • East Iredell Middle School
  • Faith Church
  • Fifth Creek School (historical)
  • John B. Knox home, built in 1826 but destroyed by fire in the 1980s
  • Lewis Cemetery (tombstones of early colonial settlers along Fifth Creek)[9]
  • Montgomery House, aka Henry Eccles House, built in 1850 and on the National Register of Historic Places
  • New Hope Baptist Church
  • Providence Methodist Church

Cool Springs Township is an election precinct in Iredell County. Major roads in the township include:[8]

  • Cool Springs Road
  • I-40
  • Mocksville Highway.

References
  1. "North Carolina Constitution of 1868" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  2. Keever, Homer M. (November 1976). Iredell Piedmont County, with illustrations by Louise Gilbert and maps by Mildred Jenkins Miller. Iredell County Bicentennial Commission by Brady Printing Company from type set by the Statesville Record and Landmark.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. "Cool Springs History". Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  6. Lewis, J.D.; "Iredell County Towns with Post Offices". Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  7. Search of Google Maps
  8. "GIS Mapping". Iredell County GIS Service. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  9. "Lewis Cemetery". Find a Grave. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

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