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 Bobo (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 Bobo. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Bobo is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Jackson, Limestone, Marshall, Morgan, Franklin (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Bobo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bobo:
- Madison County (The home county of Bobo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Elkwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harvest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Key's Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Meridianville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Rideout Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Moore's Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Normal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Francisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Hollytree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Paint Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Confluence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Estep ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Caro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Ardmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Center Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Capshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Hay's Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Elkmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Country Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Lacey's Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Huntland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Lexie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Garner Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Ardmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Wheelerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Stella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Green Field
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Powell Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Appleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Cash Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Camargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Molino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Dellrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Harms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Howell Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Clarks Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Delina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Delina is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cornersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Moore County (TN)
- Lynchburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bobo, see our County-by-County Page for Bobo.
Cemeteries Near Bobo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bobo.
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 Bobo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bobo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Golightly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ready Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Golightly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kincaid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1316 more) ...
- Tillery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Motes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Bobo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bobo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Madison Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Caro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Blanche
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Cash Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Gladstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Fisk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fisk is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Elkmont Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Cluttsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Camargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bobo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bobo.
Newspapers Published in Bobo ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bobo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bobo, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bobo.
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 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 Bobo:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Jackson County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Morgan County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Moore 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 Bobo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bobo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |