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 Barrett 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 Barrett 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 Barrett 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Barrett Crossroads: Barrett Xrds.
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 doctors and 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.
Barrett Crossroads is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Barrett Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barrett Crossroads:
- Randolph County (The home county of Barrett Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Crossroads, with the one closest to Barrett Crossroads listed first.
- Rock Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- High Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Roanoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Peavy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Corbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Sewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Wedowee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forester Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rockdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Malone Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Crossroads, with the one closest to Barrett Crossroads listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Doublehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Stroud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Clackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Red Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Fredonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Milltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Abanda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Chapel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Penton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Crossroads, with the one closest to Barrett Crossroads listed first.
- Motley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Cragford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Barfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Mellow Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Lineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Delta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Crossroads, with the one closest to Barrett Crossroads listed first.
- Ranburne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hightower
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Micaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hollis Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Crossroads, with the one closest to Barrett Crossroads listed first.
- Truett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Frog Eye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Daviston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Dudleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Matilda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Goldville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- New Site
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Crossroads, with the one closest to Barrett Crossroads listed first.
- Tyus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Roopville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Bowdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Jonesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Fairlawn Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coweta County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Crossroads, with the one closest to Barrett Crossroads listed first.
- Grantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sargent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smokey Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Moreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harris County (GA)
- Pine Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Crossroads, with the one closest to Barrett Crossroads listed first.
- O'Neals Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Frolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Yates Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Roosterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Centralhatchee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Corinth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Meriwether County (GA)
- Lone Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barrett Crossroads, with the one closest to Barrett Crossroads listed first.
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Graysons Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Sunny Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- West Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Sassafrass Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Rockwell Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Asta Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- LaGrange
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hogansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North West Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barrett Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Barrett Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Barrett Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barrett 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 Barrett Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barrett Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barrett Crossroads, with the one closest to Barrett Crossroads listed first.
- Wehadkee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Randolph Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pittman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (496 more) ...
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Booger Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Barrett Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barrett Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barrett Crossroads, with the one closest to Barrett Crossroads listed first.
- Rock Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Wehadkee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wehadkee is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehadkee
- High Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Roanoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Texas is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Potash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potash is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Doublehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Stroud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Finley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Finley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Viola is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barrett Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barrett Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Barrett 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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barrett Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barrett Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barrett Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Barrett Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Harris County
- Heard County
- Meriwether County
- Troup 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> | 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. |
| <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 Barrett Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Barrett Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |