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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 Carr 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 Carr 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 Carr 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 Carr Mill: Carr Ml. (or less commonly used: Carr 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 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.

Carr Mill is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega & Tallapoosa.

Below are the counties that are near Carr Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carr Mill:

  • Clay County     (The home county of Carr Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carr Mill, with the one closest to Carr Mill listed first.
    • Millerville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Millerville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
    • Harkins Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
    • Ashland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashland is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
    • Chambers Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
    • Mellow Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
    • Erin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Erin is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
    • Lineville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollins is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
    • Cragford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Motley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Motley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
    • Barfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Barfield is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
    • Elder
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Elder is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carr Mill, with the one closest to Carr Mill listed first.
    • Friendship
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Friendship is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Bynum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bynum is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
      • Bynum has also been known as:
      • Bynum's
    • Chinnabee ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
    • Eastaboga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hobson City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
    • Oxford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Blue Eye ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
    • Cobb Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
    • Eulaton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carr Mill, with the one closest to Carr Mill listed first.
    • Abanda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Abanda is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
    • Milltown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Milltown is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Red Level
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Red Level is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
    • Clackville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Clackville is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
    • Penton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Penton is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carr Mill, with the one closest to Carr Mill listed first.
    • Abel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Abel is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
    • Hollis Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
    • Micaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Micaville is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
  • Coosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carr Mill, with the one closest to Carr Mill listed first.
    • Goodwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Olive
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Kellyton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Kellyton is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Stewartville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Stewartville is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
    • Ray
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Ray is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Fishpond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Fishpond is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
    • Hissop
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hissop is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
    • Weogufka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Weogufka is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
    • Cottage Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Nixburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Nixburg is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
    • Rockford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carr Mill, with the one closest to Carr Mill listed first.
    • Almond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Almond is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Ofelia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ofelia is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
    • Malone Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
    • Christiana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Christiana is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
    • Wadley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Forester Chapel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
    • Milner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Milner is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
    • Wedowee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Peavy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Peavy is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
    • Rockdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Corbin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Corbin is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
    • Cambridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cambridge is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carr Mill, with the one closest to Carr Mill listed first.
    • Easonville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
    • Fountainrun ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
    • Vincent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <1>
    • Cropwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelby County
    • Harpersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carr Mill, with the one closest to Carr Mill listed first.
    • Chandler Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
    • Waldo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Waldo is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Abihka ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Abihka is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
    • Rendalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rendalia is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
    • Ironaton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ironaton is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
    • Oldfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Oldfield is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
    • Sycamore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sycamore is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Winterboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
    • Sylacauga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Talladega
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mignon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Mignon is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
    • Alpine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carr Mill, with the one closest to Carr Mill listed first.
    • Hackneyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
    • Goldville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Cowpens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
    • New Site
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Emuckfaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
    • Alexander City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Daviston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Truett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
    • Matilda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
    • Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
    • Jacksons' Gap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Frog Eye
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carr Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Carr Mill.

Cemeteries Near Carr Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carr 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 Carr Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carr Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carr Mill, with the one closest to Carr Mill listed first.

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wilsons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Millerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Simmons Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Community Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Simmons Community Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Millerville.
    • The Simmons Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Simmons Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26284 <3>
  • Big Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Poe Bridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (333 more) ...
    • Oaks Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gutherie Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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>

While we didn't find Carr Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carr Mill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Carr Mill, with the one closest to Carr Mill listed first.

  • Millerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Millerville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
  • Hatchet Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Creek
  • Bluff Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluff Springs is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
  • Ashland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Chandler Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
  • Gibsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gibsonville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
  • Hackneyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
  • Goodwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mellow Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
  • Smelley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Smelley is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley
  • Goldville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Hollins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollins is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cowpens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
    • Waldo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Waldo is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Lineville
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Carr Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carr Mill.

Newspapers Published in Carr 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carr Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carr Mill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carr Mill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Carr Mill:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carr Mill) 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 Carr Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.