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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bartlett. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bartlett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bartlett, please Contact Us.
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 Bartlett (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 Bartlett. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Bartlett is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Bartlett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bartlett:
- Marshall County (The home county of Bartlett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Whitesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Horton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Boaz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Albertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Street ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Highmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Wynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Bright Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Craig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Clarence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Brooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Bird ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Fridays Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Southside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Cochran Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Colvins Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ohatchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Leesburg
(28 miles [45.1 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)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Joppa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baileyton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Baileytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Simcoe
(27 miles [43.5 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 southwest)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- East Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- 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 Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 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 east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Whiton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Crossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Geraldine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Dawson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Grove Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mountainboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Sardis City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Egypt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Whitesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Howelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Langston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Aspel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Hulaco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Florette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Eva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Steele
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bartlett, see our County-by-County Page for Bartlett.
Cemeteries Near Bartlett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bartlett.
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 Bartlett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bartlett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walls Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Apple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Clear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.
Bartlett itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bartlett, with the one closest to Bartlett listed first.
- Horton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Hyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Boaz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Albertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Mountainboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Street ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Snead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Redbud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bartlett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bartlett.
Newspapers Published in Bartlett ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bartlett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bartlett, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bartlett.
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 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 Bartlett:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bartlett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bartlett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |