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 Campbell 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 Campbell 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 Campbell 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Campbell Mill: Campbell Ml. (or less commonly used: Campbell Mll.)
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 doctors and 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.
Campbell Mill 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 Campbell Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Campbell Mill:
- Marshall County (The home county of Campbell Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Mill, with the one closest to Campbell Mill listed first.
- Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Columbus City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Columbus City Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- North ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Mid ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Guntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Rayburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Wyeth City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Peters ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Mill, with the one closest to Campbell Mill listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Highmound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Bright Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Brooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Snead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Craig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Birdie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Wynnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Mill, with the one closest to Campbell Mill listed first.
- Joppa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Holly Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Mill, with the one closest to Campbell Mill listed first.
- Grove Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Rogers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Chigger Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Hix ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Gibson Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Geraldine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Luttrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Rains ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Fyffe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Powell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Floy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Mill, with the one closest to Campbell Mill listed first.
- Sardis City
(23 miles [37 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
- Greer ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Mountainboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Whitesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Carlisle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Yancy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Keener
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Egypt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Walnut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Crudup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Mill, with the one closest to Campbell Mill listed first.
- Langston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aspel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Paint Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Larkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Section
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Pleasant Groves
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Scottsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Mill, with the one closest to Campbell Mill listed first.
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Gurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Brownsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- English Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Maysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Greenwycke Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Ryland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Country Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Mill, with the one closest to Campbell Mill listed first.
- Morgan City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Lacey's Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hulaco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Valhermoso Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Florette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Campbell Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Campbell Mill.
Cemeteries Near Campbell Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Campbell 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 Campbell Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Campbell Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Campbell Mill, with the one closest to Campbell Mill listed first.
- Old Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Free Home Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Troup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manning Cemetery
- The Manning Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- The Manning Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507544 <2>
- Troup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (702 more) ...
- Cochrane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henryville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Campbell Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Campbell Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Campbell Mill, with the one closest to Campbell Mill listed first.
- Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
- Bucksnort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Henryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Preston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Cottonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- North ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Meltonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- Mid ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Swearengin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swearengin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearengin
- Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pendergrass ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pendergrass is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
- Martling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martling is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martling
- Langston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Campbell Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Campbell Mill.
Newspapers Published in Campbell 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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Campbell Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Campbell Mill, 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 Campbell 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 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 Campbell Mill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount 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> | 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 Campbell Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Campbell Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |