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 Broughton (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 Broughton. 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.
Broughton 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 Broughton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broughton:
- Randolph County (The home county of Broughton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughton, with the one closest to Broughton listed first.
- Peavy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Roanoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Forester Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- High Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Malone Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Corbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Wadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Wedowee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Almond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Ofelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughton, with the one closest to Broughton listed first.
- Clackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Doublehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Abanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Stroud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Penton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Standing Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Broughton, with the one closest to Broughton listed first.
- Motley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Cragford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Barfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Lineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 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
- Haynes Crossroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Harkins Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Elder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Millerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Erin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughton, with the one closest to Broughton listed first.
- Micaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hightower
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hollis Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughton, with the one closest to Broughton listed first.
- Truett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
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- Frog Eye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Daviston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Dudleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Matilda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Goldville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- New Site
(21 miles [33.8 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Camp Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hackneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughton, with the one closest to Broughton listed first.
- Tyus
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Bowdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roopville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Bowers Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughton, with the one closest to Broughton listed first.
- O'Neals Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frolona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Yates Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Ephesus
(18 miles [29 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
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Roosterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Centralhatchee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broughton, with the one closest to Broughton listed first.
- Evansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- West Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Graysons Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Sunny Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Rockwell Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- LaGrange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North West Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- West Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broughton, see our County-by-County Page for Broughton.
Cemeteries Near Broughton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broughton.
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 Broughton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broughton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broughton, with the one closest to Broughton listed first.
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Booger Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wildcat Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abanda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abanda Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Abanda.
- Randolph Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- Springfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Knight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wadley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Broughton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broughton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broughton, with the one closest to Broughton listed first.
- Cornhouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- Roanoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- West
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Doublehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- High Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Louina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louina is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louina
- Malone Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Potash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Potash is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Haywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Haywood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Wedowee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rock Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Wehadkee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wehadkee is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehadkee
- Almond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broughton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broughton.
Newspapers Published in Broughton ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broughton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broughton, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Broughton.
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 Broughton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne 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 Broughton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broughton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |