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 Bean Rock Ferry (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 Bean Rock Ferry. 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.
Bean Rock Ferry is located in 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 Bean Rock Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bean Rock Ferry:
- Marshall County (The home county of Bean Rock Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bean Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Bean Rock Ferry listed first.
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
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- Grassy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
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- Scant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Ruth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Arab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Pine Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- North ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Hog Jaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bean Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Bean Rock Ferry listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- McLarty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Birdie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Bright Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Highmound
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Craig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Snead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clarence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bean Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Bean Rock Ferry listed first.
- Joppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Holly Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Simcoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Baileytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Vinemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Vinemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Cullman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bean Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Bean Rock Ferry listed first.
- Grove Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Rogers
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Chigger Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Rains ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Geraldine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hix ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Gibson Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Crossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bean Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Bean Rock Ferry listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Sardis City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Aurora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mountainboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bean Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Bean Rock Ferry listed first.
- Paint Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Lim Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Langston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Larkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Hollytree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Scottsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bean Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Bean Rock Ferry listed first.
- Swancott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Capshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bean Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Bean Rock Ferry listed first.
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Berkley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- English Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Big Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Greenwycke Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Gurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Triana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Brownsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bean Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Bean Rock Ferry listed first.
- Morgan City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Lacey's Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ryan Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Valhermoso Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hulaco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Florette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Winton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Eva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bean Rock Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Bean Rock Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Bean Rock Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bean Rock Ferry.
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 Bean Rock Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bean Rock Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bean Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Bean Rock Ferry listed first.
- Beech Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cloud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nearen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boggess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Winton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Short Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (785 more) ...
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Polly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bean Rock Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bean Rock Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bean Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Bean Rock Ferry listed first.
- Oleander
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Cottonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Briscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Grassy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Lowe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Apple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Bucksnort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Keel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Owens' Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bean Rock Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bean Rock Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Bean Rock Ferry ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bean Rock Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bean Rock Ferry, 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 Bean Rock Ferry.
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 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 Bean Rock Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan 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 Bean Rock Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bean Rock Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |