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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, please Contact Us.
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 Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony (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 Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony. 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 Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony: Cumberland Mtn. Farm Colony (or less commonly used: Cumberland Mntn. Farm Colony)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony:
- Jackson County (The home county of Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, with the one closest to Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony listed first.
- Skyline
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Maynard Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Tupelo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Baileytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Kyles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Blackankle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Pleasant Groves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Hollytree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, with the one closest to Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony listed first.
- Powell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Henagar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Hix ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Gibson Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Sylvania
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Rainsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Beaty Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fyffe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, with the one closest to Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony listed first.
- Gurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Brownsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Ryland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Big Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Owens' Cross Roads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Mercury
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Moore's Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, with the one closest to Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony listed first.
- Grant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Columbus City Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Mid ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Columbus City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- North ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Peters ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, with the one closest to Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony listed first.
- Sal City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Beans Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Cowan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <2>
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lexie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Saint Marys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Decherd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garner Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Greenhaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, with the one closest to Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony listed first.
- Flintville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Corder Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Howell Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, with the one closest to Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony listed first.
- Orme
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richard City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Kimball
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, see our County-by-County Page for Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony.
Cemeteries Near Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony.
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 Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, with the one closest to Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony listed first.
- Skyline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Travis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maynard Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bynum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dolberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (852 more) ...
- Latham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shelton 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.
While we didn't find Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, with the one closest to Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony listed first.
- Maynard Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Tupelo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Kyles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Larkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Larkin's Fork ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Larkin's Fork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin's Fork
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Hollytree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Estillfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Lim Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Scottsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony.
Newspapers Published in Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |