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 Duncan Crossroads (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 Duncan Crossroads. 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 Duncan Crossroads ...
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 Duncan Crossroads: Duncan Xrds.
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 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.
Duncan Crossroads is located in 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 Duncan Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duncan Crossroads:
- Jackson County (The home county of Duncan Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossroads, with the one closest to Duncan Crossroads listed first.
- Rock City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dutton is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Section
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Gray ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gray was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Central is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Scottsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Langston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dodsonville was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossroads, with the one closest to Duncan Crossroads listed first.
- Blanche
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Sand Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berry Springs was located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Broomtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Ringgold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville was located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Gaylesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossroads, with the one closest to Duncan Crossroads listed first.
- Powell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Rainsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Fyffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gibson Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Hix ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hix was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Luttrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Chavies
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Guest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Luna ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luna was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Bootsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossroads, with the one closest to Duncan Crossroads listed first.
- Keener
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Yancy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Whitesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Sardis City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Haworth was located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Wilsonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Mountainboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossroads, with the one closest to Duncan Crossroads listed first.
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gurley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berkley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Owens' Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossroads, with the one closest to Duncan Crossroads listed first.
- Mid ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mid was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Peters ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Columbus City Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Grant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hustleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- North ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rayburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Albertville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Deposit was located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossroads, with the one closest to Duncan Crossroads listed first.
- Cloudland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Chattoogaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Berryton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Lyerly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan Crossroads, with the one closest to Duncan Crossroads listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duncan Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Duncan Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Duncan Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duncan Crossroads.
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 Duncan Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duncan Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duncan Crossroads, with the one closest to Duncan Crossroads listed first.
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haigwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Broadway Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Fyffe Cemetery
- Town Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mahan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (535 more) ...
- Samples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Duncan Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duncan Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duncan Crossroads, with the one closest to Duncan Crossroads listed first.
- Talley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talley was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Dutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dutton is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Musgrove was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mahan was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
- Index ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Index was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thirtynine was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Luttrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Chavies
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Lydia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Luna ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luna was located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Ten Broeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Blake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Grove Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Henagar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duncan Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duncan Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Duncan Crossroads ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duncan Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duncan Crossroads, 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 Duncan Crossroads.
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 Duncan Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade 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 Duncan Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Duncan Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |