Near Slocomb in Geneva County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Aus-Kel Springs

Aus-Kei Springs Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, August 8, 2025

1. Aus-Kei Springs Marker

Inscription. In 1908. J.C. Ausley and A.C. Kelly, partners in Slocomb's Morris Lumber Company, established a hotel here, naming it "Aus-Kel," bearing the first three letters of their last names. The facility was located near a collection of mineral springs, where blue-colored water boiled up through white sand. The two-story hotel contained 12 rooms and featured a dance hall, skating rink, bowling alley, baseball diamond, and separate swimming pools for men and women. Located far from the county's main thoroughfare, transportation to the hotel proved difficult. As a remedy, its founders constructed a narrow-gauge railroad line which ran from the facility to the Central of Georgia Railroad station in Slocomb. An open-air steam locomotive made daily trips into town; rides cost fifteen cents, round trip. The hotel closed in 1911, but local residents utilized the facilities for many years thereafter. The building burned after years of neglect. Today, the land is privately owned.

Erected 2020 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Settlements

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& Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 31° 6.028′ N, 85° 34.261′ W. Marker is near Slocomb, Alabama, in Geneva County. It is on County Road 28 west of County Road 30, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 698 Co Rd 28, Slocomb AL 36375, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Countyline Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Countyline Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); "Old Town Slocomb" (approx. 1.4 miles away); Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Earliest

Photographed by James L.Whitman, August 8, 2025

2. Aus-Kei Springs Marker

Church In Hartford (approx. 6 miles away); Town of Taylor, Alabama (approx. 7.4 miles away); Big Creek United Methodist Church / Joseph Watford Revolutionary War Veteran (approx. 8.4 miles away); Boyhood Home of Rev. Bob Jones (approx. 10.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Slocomb.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, August 8, 2025

3. Aus-Kei Springs Marker

Aus-Kel Springs Marker Photo image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 27, 2025

4. Aus-Kel Springs Marker Photo

Aus-Kel Springs located South of the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, June 10, 2026

5. Aus-Kel Springs located South of the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2025, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 303 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2025, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 4. submitted on January 13, 2026, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 5. submitted on June 11, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.