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 Dodge City (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 Dodge City. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Dodge City is located in Cullman 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 Cullman County: Blount, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Dodge City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dodge City:
- Cullman County (The home county of Dodge City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge City, with the one closest to Dodge City listed first.
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Trimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Bremen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- The Colony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Hanceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Cullman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge City, with the one closest to Dodge City listed first.
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Blount Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Reid's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Smoke Rise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Gum Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Hayden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Mountain Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Nectar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nectar is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Warrior
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blountsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Adville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Locust Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge City, with the one closest to Dodge City listed first.
- Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Trafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Masseyline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Majestic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Robbins Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Bradford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Sayre
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Crosston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Village Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Mount Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Palmerdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge City, with the one closest to Dodge City listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Askea Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge City, with the one closest to Dodge City listed first.
- Lacon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Eva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Falkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Leesdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Hulaco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Florette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Hartselle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Somerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Saint Clair County
- Springville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge City, with the one closest to Dodge City listed first.
- Powellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Creel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Burrows Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Marylee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Sipsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Red Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Sumiton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- South Lowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Dora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burnwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge City, with the one closest to Dodge City listed first.
- Arley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Addison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Houston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Slick Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Ellaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Grayson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Double Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dodge City, see our County-by-County Page for Dodge City.
Cemeteries Near Dodge City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dodge City.
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 Dodge City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dodge City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dodge City, with the one closest to Dodge City listed first.
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shelton Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kinneys Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laodicea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shedd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (473 more) ...
- Sharon Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmans Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Dodge City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dodge City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dodge City, with the one closest to Dodge City listed first.
- Trimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Bremen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phelan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phelan is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Blount Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Cullman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Arkadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Crane Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reid's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ardell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Gum Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Walter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walter is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dodge City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dodge City.
Newspapers Published in Dodge City ...
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 Dodge City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dodge City, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dodge City.
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 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 Dodge City:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cullman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Walker County
- Winston 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 Dodge City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dodge City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |