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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Blue Eye. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blue Eye to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blue Eye, 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 Blue Eye (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 Blue Eye. 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 hospitals and doctors 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 Blue Eye is historic, it would have been located within present day Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Blue Eye. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue Eye:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Blue Eye)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Eye, with the one closest to Blue Eye listed first.
- Eastaboga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Bynum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Eulaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Bera ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Morrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Macon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Cobb Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Peaceburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Eye, with the one closest to Blue Eye listed first.
- Straight Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Appalachian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Highland Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Cherokee County
- Ball Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Eye, with the one closest to Blue Eye listed first.
- Elder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Erin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Haynes Crossroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Delta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Barfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Lineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harkins Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Eye, with the one closest to Blue Eye listed first.
- Abel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hollis Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Heflin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Micaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Grantley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Eye, with the one closest to Blue Eye listed first.
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Pilgrims Rest
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Cobb City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Glencoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rainbow City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burns Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Attalla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Gadsden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Alabama City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Gadsden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hokes Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Randolph County
- Christiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Eye, with the one closest to Blue Eye listed first.
- Ragland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seddon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Coal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Cropwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Glen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wattsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Ashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Eye, with the one closest to Blue Eye listed first.
- Calcis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Sterrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vandiver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Eye, with the one closest to Blue Eye listed first.
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Silver Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Munford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McElderry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Windsong Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Kentuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Ironaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Talladega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waldo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blue Eye, see our County-by-County Page for Blue Eye.
Cemeteries Near Blue Eye ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Eye.
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 Blue Eye - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blue Eye covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue Eye, with the one closest to Blue Eye listed first.
- Plum Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pattons Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Creswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Groce - Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Refuge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ragan Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coldwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Cemetery
- The Coldwater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coldwater Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #262899 <3>
- Cunningham - Pyles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westview Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eden Hills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Blue Eye in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blue Eye.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Eye, with the one closest to Blue Eye listed first.
- Eastaboga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bynum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Refuge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Refuge is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Eulaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Macon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Bera ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Morrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jenifer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jenifer is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenifer
- Silver Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Peaceburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blue Eye. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Eye.
Newspapers Published in Blue Eye ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Eye.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Eye, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Eye.
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 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 Blue Eye:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Etowah County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega 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 Blue Eye, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Eye) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |