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 Butlers Mill (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 Butlers Mill. 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 Butlers Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Butlers Mill: Butlers Ml. (or less commonly used: Butlers Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Butlers Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Butlers Mill may originally have been Butler's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Butlers Mill might be written as Butler Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Butlers Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Butlers Mill.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Butlers Mill 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 Butlers Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Butlers Mill:
- Randolph County (The home county of Butlers Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Mill, with the one closest to Butlers Mill listed first.
- Graham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Newell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Morrison Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Milner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Wedowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Christiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Mill, with the one closest to Butlers Mill listed first.
- Iron City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Choccolocco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- De Armanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- White Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Anniston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Hobson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Mill, with the one closest to Butlers Mill listed first.
- Doublehead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Clackville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Red Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Abanda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Standing Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Stroud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Milltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Five Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Mill, with the one closest to Butlers Mill listed first.
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Haynes Crossroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Cragford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Lineville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Motley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Mill, with the one closest to Butlers Mill listed first.
- Ranburne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Micaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hollis Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Heflin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Fruithurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Muscadine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Abel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Oak Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Talladega County
- Kentuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Mill, with the one closest to Butlers Mill listed first.
- Truett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Emuckfaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Mill, with the one closest to Butlers Mill listed first.
- Bowdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Roopville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Jake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bowdon Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Temple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coweta County (GA)
- Sargent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Douglas County (GA)
- Tyree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Mill, with the one closest to Butlers Mill listed first.
- Budapest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <2>
- Bremen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tabernacle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Mill, with the one closest to Butlers Mill listed first.
- Ephesus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Yates Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Roosterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Frolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Centralhatchee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Glenn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Corinth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Butlers Mill, with the one closest to Butlers Mill listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Butlers Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Butlers Mill.
Cemeteries Near Butlers Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butlers Mill.
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 Butlers Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Butlers Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Butlers Mill, with the one closest to Butlers Mill listed first.
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Shiloh Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethena Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Goldridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Gilread Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cleburne Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (455 more) ...
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Ranburne.
- The Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crumbleys Chapel Cemetery
- Crumley's Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254824 <4>
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Butlers Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Butlers Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Butlers Mill, with the one closest to Butlers Mill listed first.
- Lofty
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lofty is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Newell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Graham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Lamar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lamar is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Hightower
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Sewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Joel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Joel is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Waldrep
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Bowdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Micaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Haywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Victory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Victory is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Butlers Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butlers Mill.
Newspapers Published in Butlers Mill ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butlers Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Butlers Mill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Butlers Mill.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Butlers Mill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Troup County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Butlers Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Butlers Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |