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 Dykes Crossroad (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 Dykes Crossroad. 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 Dykes Crossroad ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Dykes Crossroad: Dykes Xrd.
- While the name of this community is Dykes Crossroad, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dykes Crossroad may originally have been Dyke's Crossroad.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dykes Crossroad might be written as Dyke Crossroad.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Dykes Crossroad is located in Dale 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 Dale County: Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Dykes Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dykes Crossroad:
- Dale County (The home county of Dykes Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroad, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroad listed first.
- Phillips Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Arguta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Skipperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Clopton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Bertha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Mabson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Ariton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinckard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Rucker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroad, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroad listed first.
- Blue Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Elamville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Bakerhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroad, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroad listed first.
- Perote
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Smuteye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Inverness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroad, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroad listed first.
- Java
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Roeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Frisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Mixson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Clintonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Jack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Brockton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Battens Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroad, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroad listed first.
- Graball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Capps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Abbeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Oakey Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Headland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Screamer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Shorterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Haleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroad, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroad listed first.
- Kinsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Tidwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Dothan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Webb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parker Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Williams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroad, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroad listed first.
- Tennille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Brundidge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Pronto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Tarentum
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Banks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Mossy Grove Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Saco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Clay County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossroad, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroad listed first.
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Fort Gaines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dykes Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Dykes Crossroad.
Cemeteries Near Dykes Crossroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dykes Crossroad.
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 Dykes Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dykes Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dykes Crossroad, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroad listed first.
- Concord Congregational Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Skipperville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Assembly of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Clio.
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21269 <3>
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dykes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Dykes Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dykes Crossroad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dykes Crossroad, with the one closest to Dykes Crossroad listed first.
- Arguta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Skipperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Asbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Asbury is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Clopton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Elamville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bertha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Dillard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dillard is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Echo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Ewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Louisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tennille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Oateston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oateston is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oateston
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dykes Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dykes Crossroad.
Newspapers Published in Dykes Crossroad ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dykes Crossroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dykes Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dykes Crossroad.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dykes Crossroad:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Coffee County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Pike County
- Clay County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Dykes Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Dykes Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |