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 Claiborne Ferry (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 Claiborne Ferry. 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 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.
Claiborne Ferry is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Claiborne Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Claiborne Ferry:
- Monroe County (The home county of Claiborne Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborne Ferry, with the one closest to Claiborne Ferry listed first.
- Claiborne
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Perdue Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Mexia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Scratch Ankle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Frisco City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ollie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Megargel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Excel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Goodway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborne Ferry, with the one closest to Claiborne Ferry listed first.
- Little River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborne Ferry, with the one closest to Claiborne Ferry listed first.
- Barlow Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Suggsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Gainestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Whatley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Alma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Walker Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nettleboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Dickinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Grove Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Toddtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborne Ferry, with the one closest to Claiborne Ferry listed first.
- Repton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Ramah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Range
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Lenox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Escambia County
- Huxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborne Ferry, with the one closest to Claiborne Ferry listed first.
- Carson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Leroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Prestwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Bassetts Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Sunflower
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claiborne Ferry, with the one closest to Claiborne Ferry listed first.
- Lower Peach Tree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Asahel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Coy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Nellie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Yellow Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Pine Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Claiborne Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Claiborne Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Claiborne Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claiborne Ferry.
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 Claiborne Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Claiborne Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Claiborne Ferry, with the one closest to Claiborne Ferry listed first.
- Claiborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McConnico Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carry Mt. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bryant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forehand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mexia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bryant - Deer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hearin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
While we didn't find Claiborne Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Claiborne Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Claiborne Ferry, with the one closest to Claiborne Ferry listed first.
- Claiborne
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Perdue Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Gosport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gosport is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Barlow Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Suggsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Monroeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Axle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Axle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axle
- Gainestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Vashti
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vashti is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Whatley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Alma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- River Ridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge
- Walker Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Claiborne Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Claiborne Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Claiborne Ferry ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claiborne Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Claiborne Ferry, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Claiborne Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Claiborne Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Clarke County
- Conecuh County
- Escambia County
- Washington County
- Wilcox 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> | 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 Claiborne Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Claiborne Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |