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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 Clarksville Landing (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 Clarksville Landing. 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 Clarksville Landing ...
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 Clarksville Landing: Clarksville Lndg. (or less commonly used: Clarksville Lndng.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Clarksville Landing 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 Clarksville Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarksville Landing:
- Madison County (The home county of Clarksville Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville Landing, with the one closest to Clarksville Landing listed first.
- Whitesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- English Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Berkley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Big Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Greenwycke Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Chelsea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Triana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Gurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville Landing, with the one closest to Clarksville Landing listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Birdie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Bright Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Brooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- McLarty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Highmound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Craig
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Snead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blountsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clarence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville Landing, with the one closest to Clarksville Landing listed first.
- Joppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Holly Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Simcoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Baileytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- South Vinemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cullman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville Landing, with the one closest to Clarksville Landing listed first.
- Whiton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rogers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Grove Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Chigger Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Rains ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Geraldine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hix ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville Landing, with the one closest to Clarksville Landing listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Sardis City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville Landing, with the one closest to Clarksville Landing listed first.
- Paint Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Langston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Groves
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Larkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Hollytree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville Landing, with the one closest to Clarksville Landing listed first.
- Swancott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Capshaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Harris Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Center Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Country Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville Landing, with the one closest to Clarksville Landing listed first.
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Ruth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Scant City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Grassy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Pine Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Warrenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Askea Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville Landing, with the one closest to Clarksville Landing listed first.
- Morgan City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Lacey's Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Valhermoso Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Florette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Hulaco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Winton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Somerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Eva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarksville Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Clarksville Landing.
Cemeteries Near Clarksville Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarksville Landing.
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 Clarksville Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarksville Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarksville Landing, with the one closest to Clarksville Landing listed first.
- Cloud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Polly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (803 more) ...
- Rescue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Logan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nearen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Clarksville Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarksville Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarksville Landing, with the one closest to Clarksville Landing listed first.
- Briscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Oleander
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lowe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Owens' Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Grassy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Valhermoso Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarksville Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarksville Landing.
Newspapers Published in Clarksville Landing ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarksville Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarksville Landing, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarksville Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Clarksville Landing:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Marshall County
- Morgan 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 Clarksville Landing, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clarksville Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |