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 Bethsaida (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 Bethsaida. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bethsaida is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Colbert, Lawrence, Marion, Winston, Itawamba (MS) & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Bethsaida. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bethsaida:
- Franklin County (The home county of Bethsaida)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Churntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Rockwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Spruce Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Phil Campbell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belgreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Hodges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Pleasant Site
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Littleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Leighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White House Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Muscle Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nitrate City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Tuscumbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ford City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Cypress Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Killen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Dells Vista Shores
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Saint Florian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Edmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Hatton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Town Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muck City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Moulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Courtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Poplar Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Bear Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Thornhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moulton Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Pebble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Littleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Ashridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Haleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Boar Tush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Delmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Double Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Mary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Upshaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bethsaida, see our County-by-County Page for Bethsaida.
Cemeteries Near Bethsaida ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethsaida.
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 Bethsaida - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bethsaida covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gargas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bob Saint Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Saint Cemetery
- The Bob Saint Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bob Saints Cemetery
- St. Cemetery
- Gargis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Aycock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sibley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Masterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tharptown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Counts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (742 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bobo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Bethsaida in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bethsaida.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Newburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Edmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Bingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Littleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Hatton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Landersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Leighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bethsaida. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethsaida.
Newspapers Published in Bethsaida ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethsaida.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethsaida, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethsaida.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Bethsaida:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Marion County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Bethsaida, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bethsaida) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |