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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 Knights 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 Knights 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 Knights 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 Knights Ferry: Knights Fry. (or less commonly used: Knights Frry.)
  • While the name of this community is Knights Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Knights Ferry may originally have been Knight's Ferry.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Knights Ferry might be written as Knight 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Knights Ferry is located in Chilton 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 Chilton County: Autauga, Bibb, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore & Shelby.

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

  • Chilton County     (The home county of Knights Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knights Ferry, with the one closest to Knights Ferry listed first.
    • Verbena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Chilton County
    • Mountain Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
      • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
    • Clanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
      • Clanton is located in Chilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <3>
    • Thorsby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jemison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Chilton County
    • Maplesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Stanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Chilton County
    • Riderville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
      • Riderville is located in Chilton County
  • Autauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knights Ferry, with the one closest to Knights Ferry listed first.
    • Marbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Level
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level is located in Autauga County
    • White City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Autauga County
    • Haynes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Autauga County
    • Billingsley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Millbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Autauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <3>
    • Gibbons ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
      • Gibbons is located in Autauga County
    • Melmar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
      • Melmar is located in Autauga County
    • Booth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
      • Booth is located in Autauga County
    • Prattville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Autaugaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Autaugaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
      • Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
    • Vine Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
      • Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knights Ferry, with the one closest to Knights Ferry listed first.
    • Tucker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Bibb County
    • Randolph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Bibb County
  • Clay County
    • Hollins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
      • Hollins is located in Clay County
  • Coosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knights Ferry, with the one closest to Knights Ferry listed first.
    • Dollar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
      • Dollar is located in Coosa County
    • Pentonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pentonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
      • Pentonville is located in Coosa County
    • Rockford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucheucaula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
      • Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
    • Weogufka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
      • Weogufka is located in Coosa County
    • Cottage Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
      • Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
    • Hissop
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
      • Hissop is located in Coosa County
    • Equality
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
      • Equality is located in Coosa County
    • Nixburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
      • Nixburg is located in Coosa County
    • Stewartville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
      • Stewartville is located in Coosa County
    • Fishpond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
      • Fishpond is located in Coosa County
    • Ray
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Ray is located in Coosa County
    • Mount Olive
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
  • Dallas County
    • Plantersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Dallas County
  • Elmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knights Ferry, with the one closest to Knights Ferry listed first.
    • Lightwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lightwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
      • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
    • Titus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Holtville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
      • Holtville is located in Elmore County
      • Holtville has also been known as:
      • Slapout
    • Deatsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
      • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <3>
    • Adkin Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
      • Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
      • Adkin Hill has also been known as:
      • Atkins Hill
    • Elmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Central
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Elmore County
    • Coosada
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wetumpka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prattville Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
      • Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
    • Blue Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
    • Eclectic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Claud
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
      • Claud is located in Elmore County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knights Ferry, with the one closest to Knights Ferry listed first.
    • Boylston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
      • Boylston is located in Montgomery County
    • New Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Montgomery County
    • Capitol Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
      • Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Montgomery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Gibbs Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
      • Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Highland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Sunshine Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
      • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knights Ferry, with the one closest to Knights Ferry listed first.
    • Pine Grove Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
      • Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
    • Merrell Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
      • Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
    • Shelby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbiana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Calera
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knights Ferry, with the one closest to Knights Ferry listed first.
    • Talladega Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
      • Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Fayetteville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
    • Gantts Quarry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gantts Quarry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
      • Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
    • Mignon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mignon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
      • Mignon is located in Talladega County
    • Oak Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
    • Sylacauga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Comerdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
      • Comerdale is located in Talladega County
    • Oldfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
      • Oldfield is located in Talladega County
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knights Ferry, with the one closest to Knights Ferry listed first.
    • Our Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
      • Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Alexander City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander City
      • Alexander City is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander City <3>
    • Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkehatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
      • Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County

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

Newspapers Published in Knights 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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knights Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knights Ferry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knights Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Knights Ferry:

Cemeteries Near Knights Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knights 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 Knights Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Corinth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
  • New Harmony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Harmony Cemetery
  • Proctor Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proctor Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proctor Creek Cemetery
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
  • Jo Anna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jo Anna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jo Anna Cemetery
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
  • Midway Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
  • Canaan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Mountain Creek.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (400 more) ...
    • Verbena Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Verbena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verbena Cemetery
    • Bildee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bildee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bildee Cemetery
    • Mountain Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Creek 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 Knights Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knights Ferry.

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

  • Verbena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Verbena is located in Chilton County
  • Lightwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lightwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
    • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
  • Travelers Rest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travelers Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
    • Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
  • Dollar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
    • Dollar is located in Coosa County
  • Mountain Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
    • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
  • Cooper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Chilton County
  • Wadsworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
    • Wadsworth is located in Autauga County
  • Titus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Coosa River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosa River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa River
    • Coosa River is located in Elmore County
  • Moriah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
    • Moriah is located in Coosa County
  • Quinsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey
    • Quinsey is located in Coosa County
  • Buyck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buyck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyck
    • Buyck is located in Elmore County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Speed
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
      • Speed is located in Coosa County
    • Pentonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pentonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
      • Pentonville is located in Coosa County
    • Holtville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
      • Holtville is located in Elmore County
      • Holtville has also been known as:
      • Slapout

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

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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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knights Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knights Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7918, Longitude: -86.4228       In this case, the coordinates for Knights 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 Knights Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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