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 Cherrytree (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 Cherrytree. 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 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.
Cherrytree 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 Cherrytree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cherrytree:
- Madison County (The home county of Cherrytree)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Berkley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Big Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Owens' Cross Roads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- English Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Ryland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Country Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Joppa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Grove Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Whiton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Chigger Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Hix ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Rogers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Gibson Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Paint Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Pleasant Groves
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Aspel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Hollytree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Larkinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Baileytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Swancott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Capshaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Westlake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Center Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Belle Mina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Mooresville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Country Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Caro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Harris Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Tanner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Union Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Columbus City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Columbus City Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- North ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Scant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Grassy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Ruth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Warrenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Mid ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Lacey's Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Valhermoso Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Winton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Florette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Ryan Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Somerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Hulaco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Priceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burningtree Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Huntland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beans Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Flintville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Howell Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Corder Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Park City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cherrytree, see our County-by-County Page for Cherrytree.
Cemeteries Near Cherrytree ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherrytree.
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 Cherrytree - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cherrytree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Fleming Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fleming Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast of Huntsville.
- Hines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cobb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brazelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Collier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Big Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (898 more) ...
- Allison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Echols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Cherrytree in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cherrytree.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cherrytree, with the one closest to Cherrytree listed first.
- Berkley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Owens' Cross Roads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lowe ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Haden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haden is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Gurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brownsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Garth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cherrytree. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cherrytree.
Newspapers Published in Cherrytree ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherrytree.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherrytree, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherrytree.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Cherrytree:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cherrytree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cherrytree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |