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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Berrys. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Berrys to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Berrys, 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 Berrys (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 Berrys. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Berrys is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Berrys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Berrys:
- Jackson County (The home county of Berrys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berrys, with the one closest to Berrys listed first.
- Blackankle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Tupelo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kyles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Maynard Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Scottsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Larkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berrys, with the one closest to Berrys listed first.
- Powell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Henagar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sylvania
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Hix ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Gibson Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Rainsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Luttrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Fyffe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Beaty Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berrys, with the one closest to Berrys listed first.
- Gurley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Berkley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Brownsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ryland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Big Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Country Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Moore's Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berrys, with the one closest to Berrys listed first.
- Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mid ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Columbus City Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Peters ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- North ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Hustleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Guntersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <2>
- Rayburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Wyeth City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berrys, with the one closest to Berrys listed first.
- Stewart Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berrys, with the one closest to Berrys listed first.
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Beans Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Cowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <2>
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berrys, with the one closest to Berrys listed first.
- Orme
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richard City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Kimball
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Berrys, see our County-by-County Page for Berrys.
Cemeteries Near Berrys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berrys.
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 Berrys - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Berrys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Berrys, with the one closest to Berrys listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinhook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maynard Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehaven Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (673 more) ...
- Pauper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hurt 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.
While we didn't find Berrys in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Berrys.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Berrys, with the one closest to Berrys listed first.
- Tupelo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Scottsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maynard Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kyles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Larkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Fackler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Lim Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Wannville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wannville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Index ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Berrys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berrys.
Newspapers Published in Berrys ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berrys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berrys, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berrys.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Berrys:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Dade County
- Franklin County
- Marion 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 Berrys, 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 '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- Berrys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |