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 Alice (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 Alice. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Alice is located in Etowah 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 Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Alice. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alice:
- Etowah County (The home county of Alice)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
- Aurora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Greer ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Mountainboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Sardis City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Benson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Gallant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Ivalee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Altoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
- Highmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McLarty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Wynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Bird ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bright Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Clarence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Craig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Susan Moore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Fridays Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
- Southside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Cochran Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ohatchee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Grayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Mack ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Macon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
- Leesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
- Joppa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Simcoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Crossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Cotnam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Geraldine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Chigger Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Collinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- Langston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
- Whitesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Horton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Boaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hyatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Rabbit Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Gregory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
- Hulaco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
- Steele
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Ragland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Springville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alice, see our County-by-County Page for Alice.
Cemeteries Near Alice ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alice.
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 Alice - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alice covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
- Walls Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mizell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Apple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Clear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (423 more) ...
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Alice had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alice, with the one closest to Alice listed first.
- Aurora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Redbud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Horton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Howelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Mountainboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Boaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gallant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Fenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Snead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alice. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alice.
Newspapers Published in Alice ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alice.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alice, 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 Alice.
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 Alice:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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 Alice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alice) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |