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 Corinth (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 Corinth. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Corinth is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Corinth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corinth:
- Clay County (The home county of Corinth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Cragford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mellow Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Motley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Lineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Barfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Harkins Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Millerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossroad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Erin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Elder
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Chambers Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- De Armanville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Hobson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Abanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Red Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Milltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Clackville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Doublehead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Penton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chapel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Stroud
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Blackman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Standing Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- LaFayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Micaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hollis Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hightower
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Goodwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Mount Olive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Ray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Fishpond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Almond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Malone Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Ofelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Forester Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Wadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Christiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Wedowee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peavy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Corbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Milner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Rockdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Cambridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Chandler Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Ironaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Kentuck
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Waldo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- McElderry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Munford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Silver Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Talladega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rendalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Sycamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Emuckfaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Truett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Goldville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Daviston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Site
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Frog Eye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Cowpens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Matilda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Hackneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Dudleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Jacksons' Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alexander City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Frolona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- O'Neals Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ephesus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Yates Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Troup County (GA)
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corinth, see our County-by-County Page for Corinth.
Cemeteries Near Corinth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corinth.
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 Corinth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corinth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Corinth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jehovah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cragford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Corinth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Corinth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Mellow Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Almond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Gibsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gibsonville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Malone Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Bluff Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bluff Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Emuckfaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Lineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ofelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Goldville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Truett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Louina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Louina is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louina
- Forester Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dingler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dingler is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Daviston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Corinth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corinth.
Newspapers Published in Corinth ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corinth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corinth, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corinth.
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 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 Corinth:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa County
- Randolph County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Heard County
- Troup 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corinth) 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 Corinth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |