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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 Arley (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 Arley. 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 hospitals 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.

Arley is located in Winston County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Winston County: Cullman, Franklin, Lawrence, Marion & Walker.

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

  • Winston County     (The home county of Arley)
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arley, with the one closest to Arley listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Blount County
    • Reid's
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reid's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
      • Reid's is located in Blount County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reid's
      • From Arley to Reid's
    • Blount Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Smoke Rise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
      • Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
    • Bangor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hayden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrior
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
      • Warrior is located in Blount County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <3>
  • Cullman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arley, with the one closest to Arley listed first.
    • Crane Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ardell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chances Crossroad
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Logan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <3>
    • Jones' Chapel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bremen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Trimble
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Central
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodge City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Cullman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
    • West Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Cullman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Arkadelphia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arkadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
      • Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arkadelphia
      • From Arley to Arkadelphia
    • Colony
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Colony
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • The Colony is located in Cullman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Fayette County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arley, with the one closest to Arley listed first.
    • Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
      • Corner is located in Jefferson County
    • Robbins Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sayre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Jefferson County
    • Media
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • West Jefferson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
      • West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arley, with the one closest to Arley listed first.
    • Wren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Lawrence County
    • Oakville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakville
      • From Arley to Oakville
    • Camp Spring ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
      • Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
    • Moulton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Muck City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muck City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
      • Muck City is located in Lawrence County
    • Mount Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arley, with the one closest to Arley listed first.
    • Thornhill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
      • Thornhill is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thornhill
      • From Arley to Thornhill
    • Rock City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Marion County
    • Bear Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arley, with the one closest to Arley listed first.
    • Cedar Plains
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Danville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lacon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Falkville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leesdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leesdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
      • Leesdale is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leesdale
      • From Arley to Leesdale
    • Hartselle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arley, with the one closest to Arley listed first.
    • Marylee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marylee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
      • Marylee is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marylee
      • From Arley to Marylee
    • Burrows Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Camak Mills ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camak Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
      • Camak Mills is located in Walker County
    • South Lowell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Powellville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Rock
      • From Arley to Red Rock
    • Edgil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
      • Edgil is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgil
      • From Arley to Edgil
    • Gamble
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gamble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
      • Gamble is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gamble
      • From Arley to Gamble
    • Prospect
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prospect. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Prospect
      • From Arley to Prospect
    • Saragossa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saragossa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
      • Saragossa is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saragossa
      • From Arley to Saragossa
    • Nauvoo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jasper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Slicklizzard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Arley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arley.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Meek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Arley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arley First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Arley UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • John Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor - Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor - Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor - Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arley Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Trussell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trussell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trussell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Omega Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omega Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omega Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Baptist Church #1 Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Baptist Church #1 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Baptist Church #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill #1 Community Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill #1 Community Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill #1 Community Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (568 more) ...
    • Bennett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gaddy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaddy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Arley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arley.

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

  • Houston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Winston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <3>
  • Marylee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marylee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
    • Marylee is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Marylee
    • From Arley to Marylee
  • Ardell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crane Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Nesmith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesmith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith
    • Nesmith is located in Cullman County
  • Addison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Double Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • South Lowell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Logan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <3>
  • Jones' Chapel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Powellville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellaville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
    • Ellaville is located in Winston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ellaville
    • From Arley to Ellaville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Edgil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
      • Edgil is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgil
      • From Arley to Edgil
    • Upshaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gamble
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gamble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
      • Gamble is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gamble
      • From Arley to Gamble

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

Newspapers Published in Arley ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arley, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arley.

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 Arley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Arley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Arley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0803, Longitude: -87.2129    









 

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