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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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 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.
Buchanan Ferry is located in Talladega 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 Talladega County: Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Saint Clair & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Buchanan Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buchanan Ferry:
- Talladega County (The home county of Buchanan Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Ferry, with the one closest to Buchanan Ferry listed first.
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Windsong Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Talladega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grant Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McElderry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Coldwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Ironaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Waldo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Logan Martin Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Ferry, with the one closest to Buchanan Ferry listed first.
- Appalachian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- 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
- Highland Lake
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Dale ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Ferry, with the one closest to Buchanan Ferry listed first.
- Eastaboga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Bynum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Eulaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Cobb Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Ohatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Bera ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Morrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Ferry, with the one closest to Buchanan Ferry listed first.
- Erin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Chambers Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Elder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Haynes Crossroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Delta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Barfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Harkins Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Lineville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Ferry, with the one closest to Buchanan Ferry listed first.
- Abel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hollis Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Ferry, with the one closest to Buchanan Ferry listed first.
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Pilgrims Rest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Rainbow City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cobb City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Glencoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Attalla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Burns Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Gallant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Ferry, with the one closest to Buchanan Ferry listed first.
- Leeds
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Breakstone Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Roper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Scott City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Lola City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Ayres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Cahaba Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- McCombs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Trussville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Ferry, with the one closest to Buchanan Ferry listed first.
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Cropwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Avondale Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Glen City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Wattsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Ragland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cook's Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Branchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Ferry, with the one closest to Buchanan Ferry listed first.
- Calcis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Sterrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vandiver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harpersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnavant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunavant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Shoal Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Wilsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buchanan Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Buchanan Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Buchanan Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buchanan 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 Buchanan Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buchanan Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buchanan Ferry, with the one closest to Buchanan Ferry listed first.
- Mays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McCellan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walkers Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pattons Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seddon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robert Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Groce - Montgomery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Refuge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Pell City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26861 <3>
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Needmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Creswell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Buchanan Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buchanan Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buchanan Ferry, with the one closest to Buchanan Ferry listed first.
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eureka
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eureka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Refuge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Refuge is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Stemley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stemley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
- Eastaboga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cropwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Pell City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Talladega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Renfroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Renfroe is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buchanan Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buchanan Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Buchanan 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buchanan Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buchanan Ferry, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buchanan Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Buchanan Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Talladega County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buchanan Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Buchanan Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |