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 Barnett Chapel (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 Barnett Chapel. 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 doctors and 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.
Barnett Chapel is located in Winston 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 Winston County: Cullman, Franklin, Lawrence, Marion & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Barnett Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnett Chapel:
- Winston County (The home county of Barnett Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Chapel, with the one closest to Barnett Chapel listed first.
- Houston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slick Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Double Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Ashridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Upshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Littleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Blount County
- Red Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Chapel, with the one closest to Barnett Chapel listed first.
- Chances Crossroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Crane Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jones' Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ardell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Central
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Trimble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- West Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Bremen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Good Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- South Vinemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Chapel, with the one closest to Barnett Chapel listed first.
- Bazemore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Chapel, with the one closest to Barnett Chapel listed first.
- Churntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Phil Campbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Chapel, with the one closest to Barnett Chapel listed first.
- Wren
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Oakville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Moulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Muck City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Mount Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Chalybeate Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Hatton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mountain Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Chapel, with the one closest to Barnett Chapel listed first.
- Thornhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Bear Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Brilliant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Chapel, with the one closest to Barnett Chapel listed first.
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Lacon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Falkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Hartselle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnett Chapel, with the one closest to Barnett Chapel listed first.
- Marylee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Nauvoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slicklizzard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- South Lowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Edgil
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Burrows Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Gamble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Saragossa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Powellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Red Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barnett Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Barnett Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Barnett Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnett Chapel.
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 Barnett Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barnett Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barnett Chapel, with the one closest to Barnett Chapel listed first.
- Barnett Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Chapel Cemetery
- The Barnett Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barnett Cemetery
- Barnett Chapel Church Cemetery
- Shipman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burdick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Littles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Memorial UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Union Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williams - Everett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Houston Church of God Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (606 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shadix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Barnett Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barnett Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barnett Chapel, with the one closest to Barnett Chapel listed first.
- Houston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Double Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nesmith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nesmith is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith
- Upshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Marylee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Crane Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jones' Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Ashbank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashbank is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbank
- Clifty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifty is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Kinlock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kinlock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinlock
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Nauvoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ardell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barnett Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnett Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Barnett Chapel ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnett Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barnett Chapel, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barnett Chapel.
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 either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Barnett Chapel:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Winston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Walker 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 Barnett Chapel, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barnett Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |