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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 Gainestown Ferry (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 Gainestown Ferry. 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.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Gainestown Ferry is located in Monroe County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Gainestown Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Ferry, with the one closest to Gainestown Ferry listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Uriah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Perdue Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
    • Megargel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
    • Goodway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
    • Frisco City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mexia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Mexia is located in Monroe County
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
    • Excel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Ollie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ollie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
      • Ollie is located in Monroe County
    • Monroeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
      • Monroeville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <2>
    • Scratch Ankle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
      • Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Ferry, with the one closest to Gainestown Ferry listed first.
    • Little River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Blacksher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Tensaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tensaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Latham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Perdido
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Stockton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Ferry, with the one closest to Gainestown Ferry listed first.
    • Gainestown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
    • Barlow Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Alma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Rockville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
    • Carlton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Suggsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
    • Jackson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
    • Whatley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
      • Whatley is located in Clarke County
    • Stave Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
      • Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Toddtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
      • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
    • Grove Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
      • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <2>
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Ferry, with the one closest to Gainestown Ferry listed first.
    • Repton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Repton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
      • Repton is located in Conecuh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Repton <2>
    • Range
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
    • Bermuda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
      • Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
    • Lenox
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
      • Lenox is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <2>
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Ferry, with the one closest to Gainestown Ferry listed first.
    • Huxford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
    • Atmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Ferry, with the one closest to Gainestown Ferry listed first.
    • Calvert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Vernon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Movico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Ferry, with the one closest to Gainestown Ferry listed first.
    • Prestwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
    • Leroy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
      • Leroy is located in Washington County
    • Sunflower
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
    • Wagarville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bassetts Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassetts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
    • McIntosh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
      • McIntosh is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <2>
    • Saint Stephen's
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Malcolm
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
    • Hawthorn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
    • Fairford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • Hobson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
      • Hobson is located in Washington County
    • Seaboard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in Gainestown Ferry ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gainestown Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gainestown Ferry, 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 Gainestown Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Gainestown Ferry:

Cemeteries Near Gainestown Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gainestown Ferry.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Franks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franks Cemetery
  • New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Canaan MB Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Carlton.
    • The New Canaan MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Canaan Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105956 <4>
  • Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shomo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shomo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shomo Cemetery
  • Ferrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Weatherford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weatherford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weatherford Cemetery
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
  • Road Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Road Cemetery
  • Mt. Gillard Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Mamies Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Phillips Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (211 more) ...
    • Mineola Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mineola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineola Cemetery
    • Linder Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linder Cemetery
    • William Weatherford Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Gainestown Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gainestown Ferry.

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

  • Gainestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
  • Barlow Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
  • Alma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
  • Little River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Walker Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Suggsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
  • Blacksher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
  • Perdue Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
    • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Claiborne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claiborne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
  • Gosport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
    • Gosport is located in Clarke County
  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Carson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Washington County
    • Whatley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
      • Whatley is located in Clarke County
    • Wagar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar
      • Wagar is located in Washington County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gainestown Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gainestown Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gainestown Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4043, Longitude: -87.6978       In this case, the coordinates for Gainestown Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Gainestown Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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