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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 Cropwell (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 Cropwell. 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 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 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.

Cropwell is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby & Talladega.

Below are the counties that are near Cropwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cropwell:

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of Cropwell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cropwell, with the one closest to Cropwell listed first.
    • Glen City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
    • Avondale Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
    • Pell City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Easonville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Seddon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountainrun ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
    • Riverside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coal City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cook's Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
    • Wattsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
    • Odenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brompton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cropwell, with the one closest to Cropwell listed first.
    • Dale ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dale is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Straight Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
    • Appalachian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Highland Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Highland Lake is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Remlap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Compton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Allgood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Allgood is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • Taits Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Oneonta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Selfville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Selfville is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
    • Dallas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dallas is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Little Warrior
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cropwell, with the one closest to Cropwell listed first.
    • Eastaboga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bruner ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruner is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Blue Eye ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
    • Boozer ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Boozer is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
    • Macon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bynum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cane Creek ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
    • Ohatchee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eulaton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Beasley ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beasley is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
    • Morrisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bera ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bera is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
  • Clay County
  • Etowah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cropwell, with the one closest to Cropwell listed first.
    • Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
    • Markton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clear Springs ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
    • Pilgrims Rest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gallant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Nix ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Nix is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Rainbow City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cropwell, with the one closest to Cropwell listed first.
    • Leeds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Scott City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Scott City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
    • Breakstone Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
    • East Trussville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
    • Roper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cahaba Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
    • Lola City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lola City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
    • Ayres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • McCombs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Trussville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Alton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Shelby County
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cropwell, with the one closest to Cropwell listed first.
    • Colony
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Colony is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Windsong Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Logan Martin Dam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Bend is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
    • Talladega
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nottingham ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Alpine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Winterboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
    • Rendalia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Waldo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Waldo is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Abihka ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Abihka is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cropwell, see our County-by-County Page for Cropwell.

Cemeteries Near Cropwell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cropwell.

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 Cropwell - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cropwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cropwell, with the one closest to Cropwell listed first.

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 Cropwell had a population of 126 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cropwell, with the one closest to Cropwell listed first.

  • Easonville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pell City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stemley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stemley is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
  • Seddon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eden is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eureka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Eureka is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Riverside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Coal City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cook's Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
  • Renfroe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Renfroe is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Lowery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lowery is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery
    • East Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Bend is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
    • Refuge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Refuge is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cropwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cropwell.

Newspapers Published in Cropwell ...

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 Cropwell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cropwell, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cropwell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Cropwell:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cropwell) 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 Cropwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.