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 Clifty (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 Clifty. 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 and hospitals 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.
Clifty is located in Cullman 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 Cullman County: Blount, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Clifty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clifty:
- Cullman County (The home county of Clifty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Jones' Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Chances Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crane Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cullman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- East Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Good Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Bangor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Blount Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Gum Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Mountain Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Wren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Moulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Muck City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Mountain Home
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Courtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Harris Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Mooresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Orrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Swancott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Belle Mina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Tanner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Triana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Pine Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Cedar Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lacon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Falkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Hartselle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Eva
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Russell Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Priceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Marylee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Burrows Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Powellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- South Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Red Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Upshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Grayson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Double Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Ashridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Pebble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clifty, see our County-by-County Page for Clifty.
Cemeteries Near Clifty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clifty.
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 Clifty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clifty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Corinth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Day - Speegle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Speegle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Day - Speegle Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest of Hartselle.
- The Day - Speegle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Day Cemetery
- Speegle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26387 <3>
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Penn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (661 more) ...
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clifty had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clifty, with the one closest to Clifty listed first.
- Upshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Battleground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Battleground is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Massey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Jones' Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Cedar Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Nesmith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nesmith is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jesseton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Wilhites
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilhites is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
- Falkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Leesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Neel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clifty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clifty.
Newspapers Published in Clifty ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clifty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clifty, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clifty.
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 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 Clifty:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cullman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Walker County
- Winston 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clifty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Clifty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |