Our Genealogy Helper
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 Harpers 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 Harpers 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.
Name Variations for Harpers Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Harpers Ferry: Harpers Fry. (or less commonly used: Harpers Frry.)
- While the name of this community is Harpers Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Harpers Ferry may originally have been Harper's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Harpers Ferry might be written as Harper Ferry.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Harpers Ferry is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Harpers Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harpers Ferry:
- Coffee County (The home county of Harpers Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
- Elba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Elba is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <2>
- Mixson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- New Brockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brockton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brockton
- New Brockton is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,286 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brockton <2>
- Clintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Zoar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Danleys Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Pine Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Wilkinstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Goodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Alberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
- Elamville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Clio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Clio is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <2>
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
- County Line
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Opp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <2>
- Beulah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Babbie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Horn Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Onycha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Sanford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Gantt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Heath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Libertyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Andalusia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
- Andalusia is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andalusia <2>
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
- Brantley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
- Brantley is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantley <2>
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <2>
- Social Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Dozier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dozier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Dozier is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dozier <2>
- Vidette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Leon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Luverne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
- Luverne is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <2>
- Merrill Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Rutledge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Cherokee Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Petrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
- Holiday Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Level Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Fort Rucker
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rucker
- Fort Rucker is located in Dale County
- Former name for Fort Rucker:
- Camp Rucker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Rucker <2>
- Ariton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Daleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <2>
- Ozark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Ozark is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <2>
- Clayhatchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayhatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Ewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Arguta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Mabson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Phillips Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
- Coffee Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Chancellor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Scranton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Samson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samson
- Samson is located in Geneva County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samson <2>
- Bellwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Costilla ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Geneva County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Dundee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Hartford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Geneva County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Tarentum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Tennille
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Goshen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <2>
- Mossy Grove Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Hallsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Brundidge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundidge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
- Brundidge is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brundidge <2>
- Pronto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,762 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Banks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <2>
- McClure Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harpers Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Harpers Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Harpers 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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harpers Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harpers Ferry, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harpers 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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Harpers Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Covington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crenshaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Geneva County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barbour County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Coffee County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Coffee County
Cemeteries Near Harpers Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harpers 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 Harpers Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
- White Water Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Water Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Water Cemetery
- Rocky Head Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Head Cemetery
- Wise Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Mill Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
- Hutchson & Russell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchson & Russell Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchson & Russell Family Cemetery
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Rosin Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosin Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosin Ridge Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Rosin Ridge Cemetery
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 Harpers Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harpers Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harpers Ferry, with the one closest to Harpers Ferry listed first.
- Edwardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Elba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Elba is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <2>
- Clintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Tabernacle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Bullock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Alberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Level Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Opine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Brantley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
- Brantley is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantley <2>
- Coffee Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Opine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harpers Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harpers Ferry.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harpers 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> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harpers Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harpers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4393, Longitude: -86.0133 In this case, the coordinates for Harpers Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Harpers Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |