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 West Point (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 West Point. 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 West Point ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Point: W. Point
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
West Point is located in Cullman 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 Cullman County: Blount, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near West Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Point:
- Cullman County (The home county of West Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Cullman County
- South Vinemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemont
- Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinemont <2>
- Jones' Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Cullman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
- Cullman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
- Cullman is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <2>
- Chances Crossroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Trimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- East Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Good Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Crane Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Hill
- Crane Hill is located in Cullman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane Hill <2>
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Bangor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Gum Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Mountain Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Blount Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blount Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Blountsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Blountsville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <2>
- Reid's
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Smoke Rise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Hayden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Hayden is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <2>
- Nectar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Oakville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Wren
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Moulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Moulton is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moulton <2>
- Chalybeate Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Muck City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Mountain Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Swancott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Westlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Mooresville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Mooresville is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <2>
- Belle Mina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Mina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Harris Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Orrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Triana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Pine Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Ruth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Arab
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
- Arab is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <2>
- Askea Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Grassy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Lacon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Cedar Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Falkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
- Falkville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <2>
- Leesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Eva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
- Eva is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eva <2>
- Hartselle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartselle
- Hartselle is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartselle <2>
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Florette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Burningtree Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burningtree Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Flint City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Priceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Priceville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priceville <2>
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Marylee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Powellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Burrows Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Red Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - South Lowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Warrior Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Creel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Empire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Sipsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camak Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Upshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Addison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Addison is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
- Arley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arley
- Arley is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arley <2>
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Houston is located in Winston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
- Slick Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slick Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Ellaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Grayson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Double Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Double Springs is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Double Springs <2>
- Ashridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Point, see our County-by-County Page for West Point.
Newspapers Published in West Point ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Point, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 West Point:
- 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 Cullman 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
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lawrence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Limestone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marshall County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walker County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winston 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 Cullman County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Cullman County
Cemeteries Near West Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Point.
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 West Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Crosses Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosses Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosses Chapel Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- Missionary Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Missionary Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Missionary Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Bethlehem West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem West Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
- East Battleground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Battleground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Battleground Cemetery
- Baldwin Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Heights Cemetery
- Continue List (609 more) ...
- Baldwin Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Chapel Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vance Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328666 <4>
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Baldwin Chapel 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 West Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Baldwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Jones' Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Battleground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battleground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Battleground is located in Cullman County
- Wilhites
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Cullman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
- Cullman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
- Cullman is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <2>
- Clifty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Nesmith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Cedar Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Trimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Massey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Falkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
- Falkville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <2>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Phelan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Leesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Crane Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Hill
- Crane Hill is located in Cullman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane Hill <2>
- Phelan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Point.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2382, Longitude: -86.9586 In this case, the coordinates for West Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about West Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |