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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 Derby Downs Estates (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 Derby Downs Estates. 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 Derby Downs Estates ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Derby Downs Estates: Derby Downs Ests.
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 northeast 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 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.
Derby Downs Estates is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Derby Downs Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Derby Downs Estates:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Derby Downs Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs Estates, with the one closest to Derby Downs Estates listed first.
- Hoover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vestavia Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cahaba Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oxmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Shannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- English Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mountain Brook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ishkooda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Mason City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Duncan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs Estates, with the one closest to Derby Downs Estates listed first.
- Eddings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Green Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Seymour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Woodstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Ellen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- North Bibb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Brierfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ashby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs Estates, with the one closest to Derby Downs Estates listed first.
- Dale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Warrior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- County Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Compton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Selfville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Red Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Remlap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs Estates, with the one closest to Derby Downs Estates listed first.
- Woodland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Moody
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Vincent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brompton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Acmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Argo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Cook's Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Margaret
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Branchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs Estates, with the one closest to Derby Downs Estates listed first.
- Inverness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Indian Springs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Lake Purdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Tacoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Shoal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Falliston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alabaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs Estates, with the one closest to Derby Downs Estates listed first.
- East Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Childersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Logan Martin Dam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Bon Air
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Fayetteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Talladega Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Zubers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs Estates, with the one closest to Derby Downs Estates listed first.
- Tannehill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Lake View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Abernant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Bull City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Vance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kellerman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs Estates, with the one closest to Derby Downs Estates listed first.
- Quinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Yerkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Burnwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Oakahalla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Reeds Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Wyatt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Dora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Star
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Sumiton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <1>
- Barney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Creel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Derby Downs Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Derby Downs Estates.
Cemeteries Near Derby Downs Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Derby Downs Estates.
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 Derby Downs Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Derby Downs Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Derby Downs Estates, with the one closest to Derby Downs Estates listed first.
- Croft Acton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Acton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Garden of Memories
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southern Heritage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Heritage Cemetery
- The Southern Heritage Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rideout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Ridout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Indian Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Community Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Community Church Cemetery
- The Grace Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mars Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138568 <2>
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- Cahaba Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Grace Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grace Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Grace Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Hill Cemetery
- New Grace Hill Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23071 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Derby Downs Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Derby Downs Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Derby Downs Estates, with the one closest to Derby Downs Estates listed first.
- Oxmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Spaulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Ishkooda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Ware
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Powderly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powderly is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
- Duncan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Bridgeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Hillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Tacoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Woodward Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodward Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Junction
- Brickyard Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brickyard Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Junction
- Sloss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sloss is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloss
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Derby Downs Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Derby Downs Estates.
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 websites either 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 Derby Downs Estates:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Derby Downs Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |