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 (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. 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 and doctors 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.
Caldwell is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Caldwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caldwell:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Caldwell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Saint Clair Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Ashville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitney Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Springville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wattsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Coal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Argo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Margaret
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbough Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Ragland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Straight Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Appalachian
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Highland Lake
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Allgood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Taits Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Oneonta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoods Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Remlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deavers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Little Warrior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Rosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Bird ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Compton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Macon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Ohatchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Cochran Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Southside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Grayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Oak Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Clark ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Black Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Nix ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Gallant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Altoona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Howelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Ivalee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Attalla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Rainbow City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Ayres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Clay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Village Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Breakstone Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Cahaba Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Roper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Masseyline
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Chalkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Grayson Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Trussville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Douglas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Whitesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hyatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Boaz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Dunnavant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunavant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Vandiver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calcis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Sterrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Shoal Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Lincoln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windsong Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Logan Martin Dam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- East Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Coldwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Grant Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Talladega
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caldwell, see our County-by-County Page for Caldwell.
Cemeteries Near Caldwell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caldwell.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caldwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clements Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeves Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beason / Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fuller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Choate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (306 more) ...
- Mauldin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Antioch Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Oneonta.
- The Antioch Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glover Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995274 <3>
- Mitchell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Caldwell had a population of 45 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Caldwell, with the one closest to Caldwell listed first.
- Ashville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Springville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Champion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Chepultepec
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chepultepec is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepultepec
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Argo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Coal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Oneonta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Viola ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Viola is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ayres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Ragland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caldwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caldwell.
Newspapers Published in Caldwell ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caldwell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caldwell, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caldwell.
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 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 Caldwell:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Shelby County
- Talladega 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caldwell) 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 Caldwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |