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 Mays Bend (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 Mays Bend. 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 Mays Bend ...
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 Mays Bend: Mays Bnd.
- While the name of this community is Mays Bend, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mays Bend may originally have been May's Bend.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mays Bend might be written as May Bend.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mays Bend is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Mays Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mays Bend:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Mays Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mays Bend, with the one closest to Mays Bend listed first.
- Cropwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropwell
- Cropwell is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cropwell <2>
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
- Avondale Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Glen City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pell City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell City
- Pell City is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pell City <2>
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Easonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainrun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Wattsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Cook's Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook's Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Ragland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <2>
- Odenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenville
- Odenville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odenville <2>
- Branchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mays Bend, with the one closest to Mays Bend listed first.
- Straight Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Dale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Appalachian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Highland Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Remlap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remlap
- Remlap is located in Blount County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remlap <2>
- Allgood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mays Bend, with the one closest to Mays Bend listed first.
- Eastaboga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastaboga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastaboga
- Eastaboga is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastaboga <2>
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Bruner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Bynum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Eulaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Cobb Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Beasley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Bera ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Ohatchee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohatchee
- Ohatchee is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohatchee <2>
- Hobson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mays Bend, with the one closest to Mays Bend listed first.
- Chambers Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Erin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Elder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Haynes Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Harkins Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Millerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Hollins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Delta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Clay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Barfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - Lineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Lineville is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lineville <2>
- Cleburne County
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mays Bend, with the one closest to Mays Bend listed first.
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brannon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Pilgrims Rest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Rainbow City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
- Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <2>
- Cobb City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mays Bend, with the one closest to Mays Bend listed first.
- Leeds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Leeds is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <2>
- Breakstone Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakstone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Scott City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Trussville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Lola City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Cahaba Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cahaba Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- McCombs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Trussville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville
- Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,048 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trussville <2>
- Ayres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Alton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
- Clay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
- Rock Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mays Bend, with the one closest to Mays Bend listed first.
- Calcis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Sterrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
- Sterrett is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterrett <2>
- Vandiver
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Vandiver is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandiver <2>
- Harpersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
- Harpersville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpersville <2>
- Dunavant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Dunnavant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Westover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Shoal Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Wilsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Wilsonville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <2>
- Chelsea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Chelsea is located in Shelby County
- Estimated population in 2015: 12,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <2>
- Lake Purdy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Meadowbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Inverness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mays Bend, with the one closest to Mays Bend listed first.
- Windsong Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
- Talladega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega
- Talladega is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talladega <2>
- Logan Martin Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Logan Martin Dam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nottingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Talladega County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <2>
- Grant Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- McElderry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Munford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
- Munford is located in Talladega County
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <2>
- Waldo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Rendalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Ironaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mays Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Mays Bend.
Newspapers Published in Mays Bend ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mays Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mays Bend, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mays Bend.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mays Bend:
- 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 Saint Clair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calhoun County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cleburne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Etowah County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shelby County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Talladega County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blount County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Saint Clair County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Saint Clair County
Cemeteries Near Mays Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mays Bend.
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 Mays Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mays Bend, with the one closest to Mays Bend listed first.
- Mays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
- Walkers Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walkers Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walkers Family Cemetery
- McCellan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCellan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCellan Cemetery
- Robert Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robert Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert Chapel Cemetery
- Seddon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seddon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seddon Cemetery
- Valley Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Hill Cemetery
- Old Florence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Florence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Florence Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hepzibah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hepzibah Cemetery
- Freeze Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeze Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeze Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories Cemetery
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- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Allen - Sims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen - Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen - Sims Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah 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.<6>
While we didn't find Mays Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mays Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mays Bend, with the one closest to Mays Bend listed first.
- Stemley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Seddon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Cropwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropwell
- Cropwell is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cropwell <2>
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Easonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
- Pell City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell City
- Pell City is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pell City <2>
- Renfroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Talladega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega
- Talladega is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talladega <2>
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- Turner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
- Eastaboga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastaboga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastaboga
- Eastaboga is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastaboga <2>
- Turner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mays Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mays Bend.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclairco.com/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mays Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mays Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5404, Longitude: -86.2055 In this case, the coordinates for Mays Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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 Mays Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |