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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 Adams 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 Adams 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 Adams 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 occur.
While the name of this community is Adams Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Adams Ferry may originally have been Adam's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Adams Ferry might be written as Adam Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Adams Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Adams 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 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.
Adams Ferry is located in Cherokee County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Adams Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adams Ferry:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Adams Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Ball Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Moshat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Sand Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Tucker Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Noah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Exie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Cedar Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Colvins Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Collins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Merrellton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Piedmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Mack ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Oak Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Angel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Nances Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Dailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Borden Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Grantley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Oak Level
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Edwardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Cotnam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Dawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Rodentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Dog Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Lickskillet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Crossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Ballplay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Hale ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Banner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Coat's Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Keener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- East Gadsden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Burns Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Boaz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hustleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Peters ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Whitesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Albertville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rabbit Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Horton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Douglas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Saint Clair County
- Steele
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Cave Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Etna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Esom Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adams Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Adams Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Adams Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adams 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Adams Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adams Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shepard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Croft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Owens Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (373 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parker Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Adams Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adams Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Plano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plano is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Slackland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slackland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackland
- Oak Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Mackey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mackey is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Coat's Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reaves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reaves is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves
- Centre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Tabor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Upton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adams Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adams Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Adams 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adams Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adams Ferry, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adams 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 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 Adams Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Marshall County
- Saint Clair County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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> | 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- Adams Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Adams Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |