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 Drummond (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 Drummond. 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 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.
Drummond is located in Walker 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 Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Drummond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Drummond:
- Walker County (The home county of Drummond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drummond, with the one closest to Drummond listed first.
- Empire
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Creel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Sumiton
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- Sipsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Dora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakahalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Burnwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Wyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Red Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Yerkwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Dovertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drummond, with the one closest to Drummond listed first.
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Warrior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reid's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Smoke Rise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Blount Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Hayden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- County Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Selfville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Bangor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Dallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Adville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Compton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drummond, with the one closest to Drummond listed first.
- Arkadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Colony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Black Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Ardell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Bremen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Dodge City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Crane Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trimble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Fayette County
- Alta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drummond, with the one closest to Drummond listed first.
- Robbins Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Sayre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Media
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Alden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Brookside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Pinkney City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinkney City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
- Kimberly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Daisey City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daisey City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey City
- Saint Clair County
- Argo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Tuscaloosa County
- Bull City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drummond, with the one closest to Drummond listed first.
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Arley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Slick Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Houston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Drummond, see our County-by-County Page for Drummond.
Cemeteries Near Drummond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drummond.
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 Drummond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Drummond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Drummond, with the one closest to Drummond listed first.
- Empire Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Empire Memorial Cemetery is located in Empire.
- The Empire Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Empire Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1442863 <2>
- Phillips Freewill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Horizon Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- The Little Vine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160589 <2>
- New Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burton Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sipsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Drummond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Drummond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Drummond, with the one closest to Drummond listed first.
- Robbins Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Dora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sloan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Linn Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Crossing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Crossing
- Powellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Arkadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Porter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Blossburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blossburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Brookside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Warrior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Linton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Reid's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Drummond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drummond.
Newspapers Published in Drummond ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drummond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drummond, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Drummond.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Drummond:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Tuscaloosa 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> | 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 Drummond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Drummond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |