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 Berwick (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 Berwick. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Berwick is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Berwick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Berwick:
- Clay County (The home county of Berwick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
- Cragford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Mellow Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Motley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Harkins Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Elder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Erin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Millerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Chambers Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
- Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- De Armanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hobson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Choccolocco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Anniston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Iron City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Oxanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Bynum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Cobb Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Eulaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Blue Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
- Abanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Red Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Clackville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Milltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Doublehead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Penton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chapel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Stroud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Five Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Blackman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Evansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
- Micaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hollis Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hightower
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Heflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ranburne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ai
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
- Goodwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Mount Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
- Ofelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Christiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Malone Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Wedowee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forester Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Milner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Wadley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Morrison Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
- Kentuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Chandler Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Ironaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- McElderry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Waldo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Munford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Silver Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Coldwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Talladega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Rendalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
- Emuckfaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Truett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Goldville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Daviston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frog Eye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- New Site
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Cowpens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Matilda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Hackneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Dudleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Jacksons' Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alexander City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
- Bowdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
- Ephesus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Frolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- O'Neals Crossroad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Yates Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Glenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roosterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Troup County (GA)
- Evansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Berwick, see our County-by-County Page for Berwick.
Cemeteries Near Berwick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berwick.
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 Berwick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Berwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
- Cragford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jehovah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dinglers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCollum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Lineville City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Lineville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [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 Berwick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Berwick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
- Ofelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Dingler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dingler is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
- Lineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mellow Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Malone Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Christiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Gibsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsonville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Forester Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Wedowee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Milner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Emuckfaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Berwick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berwick.
Newspapers Published in Berwick ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berwick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berwick, 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 Berwick.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Berwick:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa County
- Randolph County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Heard County
- Troup 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 Berwick, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |