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 Buck Island Shores (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 Buck Island Shores. 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 Buck Island Shores ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Buck Island Shores: Buck Is. Shrs. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Buck Island Shores is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Buck Island Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buck Island Shores:
- Marshall County (The home county of Buck Island Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Island Shores, with the one closest to Buck Island Shores listed first.
- North ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Rayburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Wyeth City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Guntersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Columbus City Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Gregory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rabbit Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Island Shores, with the one closest to Buck Island Shores listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Highmound
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Bright Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Brooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Snead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Craig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Birdie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Wynnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cherokee County
- Sand Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Island Shores, with the one closest to Buck Island Shores listed first.
- Joppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Baileytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Island Shores, with the one closest to Buck Island Shores listed first.
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Grove Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Chigger Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Rains ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Geraldine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hix ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Crossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Rodentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Floy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Island Shores, with the one closest to Buck Island Shores listed first.
- Sardis City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Mountainboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Whitesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Walnut Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Yancy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Howelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Duck Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Benson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Island Shores, with the one closest to Buck Island Shores listed first.
- Langston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Aspel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Paint Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Lim Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Rock City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Scottsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Island Shores, with the one closest to Buck Island Shores listed first.
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Whitesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Gurley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Big Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- English Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Brownsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Maysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Chelsea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Ryland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Island Shores, with the one closest to Buck Island Shores listed first.
- Morgan City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Apple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hulaco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Lacey's Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Valhermoso Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Winton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Somerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buck Island Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Buck Island Shores.
Cemeteries Near Buck Island Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buck Island Shores.
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 Buck Island Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buck Island Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buck Island Shores, with the one closest to Buck Island Shores listed first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Henryville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Guntersville City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- King Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kennamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Abel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lowry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (626 more) ...
- Crestview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alder Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Buck Island Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buck Island Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buck Island Shores, with the one closest to Buck Island Shores listed first.
- North ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Henryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Guntersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Meltonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- Cottonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Martling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martling is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martling
- Bucksnort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Keel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Keel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
- Street ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mid ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Grassy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buck Island Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buck Island Shores.
Newspapers Published in Buck Island Shores ...
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 Buck Island Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buck Island Shores, 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 Buck Island Shores.
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 either 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 Buck Island Shores:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan 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 Buck Island Shores, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buck Island Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |