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 Browns Crossroad (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 Browns Crossroad. 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.
Name Variations for Browns Crossroad ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Browns Crossroad: Browns Xrd.
- While the name of this community is Browns Crossroad, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Browns Crossroad may originally have been Brown's Crossroad.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Browns Crossroad might be written as Brown Crossroad.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Browns Crossroad is located in Dale County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dale County: Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Browns Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Browns Crossroad:
- Dale County (The home county of Browns Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroad, with the one closest to Browns Crossroad listed first.
- Ewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Mabson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Pinckard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckard
- Pinckard is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckard <4>
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Ozark is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
- Midland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
- Midland City is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland City <4>
- Napier Field
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napier Field have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Skipperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipperville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Grimes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Bertha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Arguta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Fort Rucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rucker
- Fort Rucker is located in Dale County
- Former name for Fort Rucker:
- Camp Rucker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Rucker <4>
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroad, with the one closest to Browns Crossroad listed first.
- Blue Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Elamville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Clio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Clio is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <4>
- Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Bakerhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroad, with the one closest to Browns Crossroad listed first.
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <4>
- Java
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Clintonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Roeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Frisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Battens Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battens Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Mixson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- New Brockton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Brockton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brockton
- New Brockton is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,286 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brockton <4>
- Central City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Goodman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Wilkinstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroad, with the one closest to Browns Crossroad listed first.
- Malvern
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Malvern is located in Geneva County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <4>
- Slocomb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
- Slocomb is located in Geneva County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <4>
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Bellwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Geneva County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
- Scranton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Chancellor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Coffee Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Black
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Costilla ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroad, with the one closest to Browns Crossroad listed first.
- Headland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headland
- Headland is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Headland <4>
- Newville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Capps
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Oakey Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Graball
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Abbeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
- Abbeville is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
- Haleburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Shorterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Screamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroad, with the one closest to Browns Crossroad listed first.
- Tidwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Dothan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Dothan is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dothan <4>
- Kinsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Parker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Taylor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Parish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
- Parish is located in Houston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <4>
- Webb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Webb is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <4>
- Cowarts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowarts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Cowarts is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowarts <4>
- Rehobeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Barber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Keyton's
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroad, with the one closest to Browns Crossroad listed first.
- Tennille
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Tarentum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Brundidge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundidge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
- Brundidge is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brundidge <4>
- Pronto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Buckhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroad, with the one closest to Browns Crossroad listed first.
- Esto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Noma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noma
- Noma is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noma <4>
- Clay County (GA)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oketeyeconne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
- Early County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Crossroad, with the one closest to Browns Crossroad listed first.
- Rock Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Sawhatchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sawhatchee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Browns Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Browns Crossroad.
Cemeteries Near Browns Crossroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Browns Crossroad.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Browns Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Browns Crossroad, with the one closest to Browns Crossroad listed first.
- Mims Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mims Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mims Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Newman Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Enon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Christian Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Woodham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Johnstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnstown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sylvan Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvan Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvan Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Omega Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omega Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Echo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Echo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Echo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Newton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
- The Newton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newton City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24991 <5>
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Kirklands Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirklands Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirklands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kirklands Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Browns Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Browns Crossroad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Browns Crossroad, with the one closest to Browns Crossroad listed first.
- Ewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Asbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Midland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
- Midland City is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland City <4>
- Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Ozark is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
- Skipperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipperville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Bertha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Arguta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Headland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headland
- Headland is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Headland <4>
- Dillard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Tidwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <4>
- Clopton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Level Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Daleville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Browns Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Browns Crossroad.
Newspapers Published in Browns Crossroad ...
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 Browns Crossroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Browns Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Browns Crossroad.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Browns Crossroad:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Dale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Coffee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Geneva County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Houston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Holmes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Early County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barbour County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Dale County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Dale County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Browns Crossroad. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Browns Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Browns Crossroad) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Browns Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4163, Longitude: -85.5274 In this case, the coordinates for Browns Crossroad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |