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 Alabama Fork (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 Alabama Fork. 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 Alabama Fork ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Alabama Fork: Alabama Frk.
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 hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Alabama Fork is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Morgan, Giles (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Alabama Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alabama Fork:
- Limestone County (The home county of Alabama Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Fork, with the one closest to Alabama Fork listed first.
- Hay's Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elkmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Country Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Pettusville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Tanner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Poplar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Caro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Fork, with the one closest to Alabama Fork listed first.
- Confluence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cedar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Dells Vista Shores
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Rogersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Corum ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Elgin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Comer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Fork, with the one closest to Alabama Fork listed first.
- Hillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Red Bank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Chalybeate Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Town Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Fork, with the one closest to Alabama Fork listed first.
- Harvest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jeff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Toney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Monrovia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Elkwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meridianville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Triana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Fork, with the one closest to Alabama Fork listed first.
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Moulton Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Trinity
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Austinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Russell Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Flint City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Winton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Fork, with the one closest to Alabama Fork listed first.
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ardmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Stella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Minor Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Wheelerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Green Field
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Anthony Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Aymett Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Fork, with the one closest to Alabama Fork listed first.
- Appleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Liberty Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Rascal Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Busby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Leoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alabama Fork, with the one closest to Alabama Fork listed first.
- Cash Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Camargo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Molino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Pearl City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Harms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Park City Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Boonshill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Howell Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alabama Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Alabama Fork.
Cemeteries Near Alabama Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alabama Fork.
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 Alabama Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alabama Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alabama Fork, with the one closest to Alabama Fork listed first.
- Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Malone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hughey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McCully Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fielding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Witty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1117 more) ...
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Alabama Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alabama Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alabama Fork, with the one closest to Alabama Fork listed first.
- Hay's Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- O'Neal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Elkmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cartwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Blackburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Gipsy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Pettusville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Poplar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Veto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Veto is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lentzville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alabama Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alabama Fork.
Newspapers Published in Alabama Fork ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alabama Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alabama Fork, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alabama Fork.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Alabama Fork:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Limestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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> | 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 Alabama Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alabama Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |