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 Bedingfield 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 Bedingfield 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 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.
Bedingfield Ferry is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Colbert, Lawrence, Limestone, Tishomingo (MS), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Lawrence (TN) & Wayne (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Bedingfield Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bedingfield Ferry:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Bedingfield Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedingfield Ferry, with the one closest to Bedingfield Ferry listed first.
- Confluence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Rogersville
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Dells Vista Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Estep ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Corum ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Comer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedingfield Ferry, with the one closest to Bedingfield Ferry listed first.
- Ford City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Leighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Garner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Muscle Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson Dam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Spring Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- South Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tuscumbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedingfield Ferry, with the one closest to Bedingfield Ferry listed first.
- Red Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Town Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Chalybeate Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Edmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Hatton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Moulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedingfield Ferry, with the one closest to Bedingfield Ferry listed first.
- Poplar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Lentzville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tanner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hay's Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Elkmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Country Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Harris Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedingfield Ferry, with the one closest to Bedingfield Ferry listed first.
- Harvest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jeff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Monrovia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Toney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedingfield Ferry, with the one closest to Bedingfield Ferry listed first.
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Austinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Simpson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Russell Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Flint City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Priceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartselle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedingfield Ferry, with the one closest to Bedingfield Ferry listed first.
- Minor Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Ardmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Green Field
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Dickson Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Bodenham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedingfield Ferry, with the one closest to Bedingfield Ferry listed first.
- Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Liberty Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Rascal Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Busby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Leoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Iron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Westpoint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- New Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lincoln County (TN)
- Cash Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Wayne County (TN)
- Corning ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bedingfield Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Bedingfield Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Bedingfield Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bedingfield 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 Bedingfield Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bedingfield Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bedingfield Ferry, with the one closest to Bedingfield Ferry listed first.
- Rutherford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lucy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warmack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hooie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Townsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Legg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bedingfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (882 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haraway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Zion 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bedingfield Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bedingfield Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bedingfield Ferry, with the one closest to Bedingfield Ferry listed first.
- Rogersville
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Poplar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Lentzville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Mount Rozell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Good Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- O'Neal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Cartwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Gipsy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Town Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bedingfield Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bedingfield Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Bedingfield 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bedingfield Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bedingfield Ferry, 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 Bedingfield 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 helpful 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 Bedingfield Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Wayne 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 Bedingfield 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' (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- Bedingfield Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |