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 Cornhouse (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 Cornhouse. 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 Cornhouse ...
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.
Another variation: Corn House.
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 hospitals and 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.
Cornhouse is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Cornhouse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cornhouse:
- Randolph County (The home county of Cornhouse)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhouse, with the one closest to Cornhouse listed first.
- West
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Corbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Peavy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- High Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Wedowee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Malone Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Wadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Almond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhouse, with the one closest to Cornhouse listed first.
- Clackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Doublehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Abanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Milltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Stroud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Penton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Five Points
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Standing Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhouse, with the one closest to Cornhouse listed first.
- Cragford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Motley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Barfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Mellow Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Lineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Delta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Harkins Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Elder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Erin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Millerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhouse, with the one closest to Cornhouse listed first.
- Micaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hightower
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hollis Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Heflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Talladega County
- Kentuck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhouse, with the one closest to Cornhouse listed first.
- Truett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Daviston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Emuckfaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Goldville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Matilda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Dudleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- New Site
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Cowpens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Hackneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhouse, with the one closest to Cornhouse listed first.
- Tyus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roopville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Bowers Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Fairlawn Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhouse, with the one closest to Cornhouse listed first.
- O'Neals Crossroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Frolona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Glenn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yates Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Ephesus
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Roosterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Corinth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornhouse, with the one closest to Cornhouse listed first.
- Evansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Graysons Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- West Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Sunny Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Rockwell Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- LaGrange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Asta Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cornhouse, see our County-by-County Page for Cornhouse.
Cemeteries Near Cornhouse ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cornhouse.
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 Cornhouse - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cornhouse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cornhouse, with the one closest to Cornhouse listed first.
- Swan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildcat Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boozer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (435 more) ...
- Booger Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cornhouse had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cornhouse, with the one closest to Cornhouse listed first.
- West
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Forester Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Wedowee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Haywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Malone Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Potash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Potash is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Louina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Louina is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louina
- Doublehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Wehadkee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wehadkee is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehadkee
- Almond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rock Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Omaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cornhouse. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cornhouse.
Newspapers Published in Cornhouse ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cornhouse.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cornhouse, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cornhouse.
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 Cornhouse:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll 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> | 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 Cornhouse, 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' (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- Cornhouse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |