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 Davis Ferry (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 Davis Ferry. 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.
Davis Ferry is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Davis Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davis Ferry:
- Monroe County (The home county of Davis Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ferry, with the one closest to Davis Ferry listed first.
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Scratch Ankle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Hybart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Vredenburgh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Claiborne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Perdue Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Tunnel Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Beatrice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mexia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ferry, with the one closest to Davis Ferry listed first.
- Nettleboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Dickinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Whatley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Suggsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Grove Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Atkeison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Walker Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gainestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Alma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Zimco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ferry, with the one closest to Davis Ferry listed first.
- Ramah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Bermuda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Repton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Mixonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ferry, with the one closest to Davis Ferry listed first.
- Vineland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Dixon's Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ferry, with the one closest to Davis Ferry listed first.
- Lower Peach Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Asahel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Coy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Nellie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Yellow Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Pine Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Rockwest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Kimbrough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McWilliams
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Anne Manie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Estelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davis Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Davis Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Davis Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davis Ferry.
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 Davis Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davis Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davis Ferry, with the one closest to Davis Ferry listed first.
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- York Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forehand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant - Deer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Hybart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tinela Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Davis Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davis Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davis Ferry, with the one closest to Davis Ferry listed first.
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Tinela
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tinela is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinela
- River Ridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- River Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge
- Lower Peach Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Vashti
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vashti is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Gosport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gosport is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
- Coy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Claiborne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Axle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Axle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axle
- Natchez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Culpeper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Culpeper is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Nellie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Whatley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davis Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davis Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Davis Ferry ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davis Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davis Ferry, 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 Davis Ferry.
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 Davis Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Conecuh County
- Marengo County
- Wilcox 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' (or 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- Davis Ferry) 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 Davis Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |