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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 Adger (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 Adger. 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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Adger is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Adger)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adger, with the one closest to Adger listed first.
    • North Johns
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • North Johns is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
    • McCalla
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hueytown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ezra
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ezra is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
    • Mobile Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Old Jonesboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rock Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Oak Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Blue Creek Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
    • Concord
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Industrial City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adger, with the one closest to Adger listed first.
    • Green Pond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Blocton Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • North Bibb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • North Bibb is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
    • Woodstock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cane Creek ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
    • Belle Ellen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Burmah ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Burmah is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
    • Eddings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Eddings is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
    • Italian Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
    • Nash Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Nash Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
    • West Blocton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Blocton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Blocton is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
  • Blount County
    • Dale ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dale is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adger, with the one closest to Adger listed first.
    • Bamford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bamford is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
    • Tacoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
    • Falliston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Falliston is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
    • Helena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tulse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tulse is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
    • Sawmill Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
    • Aden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Alabaster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brantleyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maylene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Siluria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Springs Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
  • Tuscaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adger, with the one closest to Adger listed first.
    • Lake View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Tannehill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
    • Abernant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bull City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
    • Kellerman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Brookwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vance
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Coaling
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
    • Peterson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottondale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Holt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Wood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
  • Walker County

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

Cemeteries Near Adger ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adger.

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 Adger - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adger covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Adger had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Sumter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumter is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Chinn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chinn is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn
  • McCalla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • McAdory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • McAdory is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdory
  • Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
  • Ezra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ezra is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
  • Old Jonesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Yolande
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
  • Blue Creek Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
  • Tannehill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
  • Sloss
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sloss is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloss
  • Bessemer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Brickyard Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Brickyard Junction is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Junction
    • Collins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Collins is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Chamblee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee

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

Newspapers Published in Adger ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adger.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adger, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adger.

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 either 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 Adger:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Adger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.