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 Carter Grove (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 Carter Grove. 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 Carter Grove ...
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 Carter Grove: Carter Grv.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Carter Grove is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Jackson, Limestone, Marshall, Morgan, Franklin (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Carter Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carter Grove:
- Madison County (The home county of Carter Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter Grove, with the one closest to Carter Grove listed first.
- Elkwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harvest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Key's Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Meridianville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Moore's Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Rideout Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Normal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter Grove, with the one closest to Carter Grove listed first.
- Francisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Princeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Hollytree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Paint Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estillfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Baileytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Lauderdale County
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter Grove, with the one closest to Carter Grove listed first.
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Caro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Center Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ardmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Capshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Pettusville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Country Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tanner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter Grove, with the one closest to Carter Grove listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Lacey's Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Valhermoso Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Moulton Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter Grove, with the one closest to Carter Grove listed first.
- Huntland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Lexie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Garner Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter Grove, with the one closest to Carter Grove listed first.
- Ardmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Wheelerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Prospect
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Stella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Green Field
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Powell Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Lawrence County (TN)
- Appleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter Grove, with the one closest to Carter Grove listed first.
- Cash Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Camargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Molino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Park City Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Howell Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Dellrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Harms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Clarks Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Corder Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Marshall County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carter Grove, with the one closest to Carter Grove listed first.
- Delina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Delina is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cornersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Moore County (TN)
- Lynchburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carter Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Carter Grove.
Cemeteries Near Carter Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carter Grove.
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 Carter Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carter Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carter Grove, with the one closest to Carter Grove listed first.
- Walls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Golightly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chandler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ready Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bayless Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kincaid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Minor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1304 more) ...
- Briar Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cole - Holloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Carter Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carter Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carter Grove, with the one closest to Carter Grove listed first.
- Madison Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Gladstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Fisk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fisk is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Caro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Blanche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Cash Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Cluttsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
- Jeff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Meridianville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Key's Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Camargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carter Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carter Grove.
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 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 Carter Grove:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Jackson County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Morgan County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Moore 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 Carter Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |