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 Blake 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 Blake 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 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.
Blake Ferry is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Blake Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blake Ferry:
- Randolph County (The home county of Blake Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Ferry, with the one closest to Blake Ferry listed first.
- Ofelia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Christiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Malone Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Wedowee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Milner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Forester Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Wadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Ferry, with the one closest to Blake Ferry listed first.
- Friendship
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- 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
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Iron City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Hobson City
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Anniston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Cobb Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Blue Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Bynum
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Ferry, with the one closest to Blake Ferry listed first.
- Abanda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Red Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Clackville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Milltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Doublehead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Penton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Stroud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Ferry, with the one closest to Blake Ferry listed first.
- Cragford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Lineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Motley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Haynes Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Harkins Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Elder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Erin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Millerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Ferry, with the one closest to Blake Ferry listed first.
- Micaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hollis Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Heflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ai
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Edwardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Coosa County
- Goodwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Ferry, with the one closest to Blake Ferry listed first.
- Kentuck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Chandler Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Ironaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- McElderry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Munford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Waldo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Grant Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Coldwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Talladega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Ferry, with the one closest to Blake Ferry listed first.
- Truett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Emuckfaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Daviston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goldville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Cowpens
(20 miles [32.2 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
(23 miles [37 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alexander City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Ferry, with the one closest to Blake Ferry listed first.
- Bowdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Roopville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Ferry, with the one closest to Blake Ferry listed first.
- Frolona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Ephesus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Yates Crossroads
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roosterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Houston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Centralhatchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Ferry, with the one closest to Blake Ferry listed first.
- Evansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blake Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Blake Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Blake Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blake 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 Blake Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blake Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blake Ferry, with the one closest to Blake Ferry listed first.
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cragford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jehovah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dinglers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Malone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCollum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (380 more) ...
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Blake Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blake Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blake Ferry, with the one closest to Blake Ferry listed first.
- Ofelia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Dingler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dingler is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
- Malone Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Christiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Lineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wedowee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Forester Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Milner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Cornhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gibsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsonville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Louina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Louina is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louina
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 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 Blake Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blake Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Blake 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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blake Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blake Ferry, 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 Blake Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Blake Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa 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> | 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 Blake Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Blake Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |