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 Basham (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 Basham. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Basham is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Basham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Basham:
- Morgan County (The home county of Basham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basham, with the one closest to Basham listed first.
- Flint City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Russell Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Austinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Burningtree Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Moulton Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Hartselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basham, with the one closest to Basham listed first.
- West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Vinemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones' Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- South Vinemont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Chances Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Cullman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basham, with the one closest to Basham listed first.
- Dells Vista Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Confluence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Rogersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Estep ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Cedar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basham, with the one closest to Basham listed first.
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Moulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Courtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Muck City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- North Courtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Hatton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Town Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basham, with the one closest to Basham listed first.
- Harris Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Mina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Westlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Swancott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Tanner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Country Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Ripley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Capshaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basham, with the one closest to Basham listed first.
- Triana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Rideout Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- English Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Whitesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Chelsea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Jeff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Harvest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basham, with the one closest to Basham listed first.
- Ruth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Hog Jaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basham, with the one closest to Basham listed first.
- Upshaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Houston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Basham, see our County-by-County Page for Basham.
Cemeteries Near Basham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Basham.
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 Basham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Basham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Basham, with the one closest to Basham listed first.
- Grizzard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Napps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Minor Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakview Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rather Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stroup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (847 more) ...
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burleson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Basham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Basham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Basham, with the one closest to Basham listed first.
- Neel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Simpson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Hartselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Decatur Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Massey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Cedar Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Leesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Harris Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Jesseton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Falkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Basham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Basham.
Newspapers Published in Basham ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Basham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Basham, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Basham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Basham:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Winston 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 Basham, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Basham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |