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 Chesterfield (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 Chesterfield. 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 southwest 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 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.
Chesterfield is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Chesterfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chesterfield:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Chesterfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Broomtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Ringgold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Blanche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Taft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Gaylesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Cedar Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Bankhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Mentone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Hammondville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Payne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kaolin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Lickskillet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Dog Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Etowah County
- Hale ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dutton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Gray ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Higdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Section
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eliza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Menlo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Cloudland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berryton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Lyerly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Summerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pennville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Trion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <1>
- Zula ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Coosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Armuchee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Floyd Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mount Berry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Summerville Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Atlanta Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Cave Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Plainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Bronco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Martindale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- LaFayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Cassandra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Kensington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Villanow is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Thompsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Rock Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chesterfield, see our County-by-County Page for Chesterfield.
Cemeteries Near Chesterfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chesterfield.
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 Chesterfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chesterfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Berea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ami Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mosely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (445 more) ...
- Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Broomtown
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Henderson - Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Chesterfield had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chesterfield, with the one closest to Chesterfield listed first.
- Alpine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alpine is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Grover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Menlo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Broomtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ringgold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Lyerly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Bankhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chattoogaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chesterfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chesterfield.
Newspapers Published in Chesterfield ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chesterfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chesterfield, 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 Chesterfield.
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 Chesterfield:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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 Chesterfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Chesterfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |