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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 Allens Crossroads (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 Allens Crossroads. 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 Allens Crossroads ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Allens Crossroads: Allens Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Allens Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Allens Crossroads may originally have been Allen's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Allens Crossroads might be written as Allen Crossroads.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Allens Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allens Crossroads.
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 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.
Allens Crossroads is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Allens Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allens Crossroads:
- Marshall County (The home county of Allens Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Crossroads, with the one closest to Allens Crossroads listed first.
- Ruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hog Jaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Grassy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Arab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Askea Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Guntersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <2>
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Crossroads, with the one closest to Allens Crossroads listed first.
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Birdie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Bright Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- McLarty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Craig
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Highmound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Mountain Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Snead
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clarence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Crossroads, with the one closest to Allens Crossroads listed first.
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Simcoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Holly Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Baileytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- South Vinemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cullman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Crossroads, with the one closest to Allens Crossroads listed first.
- Rogers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Grove Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Rains ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Chigger Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Crossroads, with the one closest to Allens Crossroads listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Walnut Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Aurora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Sardis City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Altoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Crossroads, with the one closest to Allens Crossroads listed first.
- Paint Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Langston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Larkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Hollytree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Crossroads, with the one closest to Allens Crossroads listed first.
- Swancott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Capshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Harris Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Crossroads, with the one closest to Allens Crossroads listed first.
- Whitesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- English Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Owens' Cross Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Berkley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Triana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Big Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Chelsea
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Greenwycke Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gurley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Crossroads, with the one closest to Allens Crossroads listed first.
- Briscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Apple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ryan Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Lacey's Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Valhermoso Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Winton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Eva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Priceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allens Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Allens Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Allens Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allens Crossroads.
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 Allens Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allens Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allens Crossroads, with the one closest to Allens Crossroads listed first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skidmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rescue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prince Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beech Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Short Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Polly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (767 more) ...
- New Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Allens Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Allens Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Allens Crossroads, with the one closest to Allens Crossroads listed first.
- Oleander
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Briscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Apple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Hulaco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Arab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valhermoso Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Whitesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Allens Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allens Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Allens Crossroads ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allens Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allens Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allens Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Allens Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Allens Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Allens Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |