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 Caldwell 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 Caldwell 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Caldwell Ferry is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Caldwell Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caldwell Ferry:
- Jackson County (The home county of Caldwell Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell Ferry, with the one closest to Caldwell Ferry listed first.
- Section
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Scottsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Langston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Gray ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Larkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Aspel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell Ferry, with the one closest to Caldwell Ferry listed first.
- Blanche
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Sand Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Taft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell Ferry, with the one closest to Caldwell Ferry listed first.
- Powell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Hix ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Grove Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Gibson Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Luttrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Fyffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rainsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Chigger Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Henagar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chavies
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Guest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell Ferry, with the one closest to Caldwell Ferry listed first.
- Sardis City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Whitesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Yancy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Keener
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell Ferry, with the one closest to Caldwell Ferry listed first.
- Gurley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Berkley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Owens' Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Big Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Ryland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Whitesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell Ferry, with the one closest to Caldwell Ferry listed first.
- Mid ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Peters ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- North ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Hustleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Rayburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Wyeth City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Guntersville
(23 miles [37 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>
- Albertville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- Cloudland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell Ferry, with the one closest to Caldwell Ferry listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Franklin County (TN)
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caldwell Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Caldwell Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Caldwell Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caldwell 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 Caldwell Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caldwell Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caldwell Ferry, with the one closest to Caldwell Ferry listed first.
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chaney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Finney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McAnelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (602 more) ...
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Langston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Caldwell Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Caldwell Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Caldwell Ferry, with the one closest to Caldwell Ferry listed first.
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Langston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Talley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Talley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Scottsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Index ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Larkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Swearengin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swearengin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearengin
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pendergrass ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pendergrass is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
- Grove Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caldwell Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caldwell Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Caldwell 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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caldwell Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caldwell Ferry, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caldwell Ferry.
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 Caldwell Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Franklin 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Caldwell Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caldwell Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |