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 East Saginaw (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 East Saginaw. 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 East Saginaw ...
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 East Saginaw: E. Saginaw
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 doctors and 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.
East Saginaw is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Jefferson, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near East Saginaw. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Saginaw:
- Shelby County (The home county of East Saginaw)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Saginaw, with the one closest to East Saginaw listed first.
- Chelsea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Columbiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Inverness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Meadowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Saginaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Lake Purdy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Shoal Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Siluria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Saginaw, with the one closest to East Saginaw listed first.
- Eddings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Brierfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- 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
- Oakley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Seymour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- 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
- Green Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Blocton Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Blount County
- Dale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Saginaw, with the one closest to East Saginaw listed first.
- Jumbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Jemison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thorsby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Saginaw, with the one closest to East Saginaw listed first.
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Stewartville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Weogufka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Saginaw, with the one closest to East Saginaw listed first.
- Hoover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vestavia Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Cahaba Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Mountain Brook Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxmoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- English Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Ishkooda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Saginaw, with the one closest to East Saginaw listed first.
- Vincent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Brompton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Moody
(23 miles [37 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>
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Acmar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- 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
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Margaret
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Turnbough Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Argo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Saginaw, with the one closest to East Saginaw listed first.
- Talladega Springs
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Childersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Bon Air
(18 miles [29 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
- East Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Zubers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Logan Martin Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Comerdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Gantts Quarry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Mignon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Alpine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Saginaw, with the one closest to East Saginaw listed first.
- Tannehill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Lake View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Saginaw, see our County-by-County Page for East Saginaw.
Cemeteries Near East Saginaw ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Saginaw.
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 East Saginaw - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Saginaw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Saginaw, with the one closest to East Saginaw listed first.
- Poindexter - Vick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mose Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- K Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Florence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (382 more) ...
- Walton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 East Saginaw in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Saginaw.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Saginaw, with the one closest to East Saginaw listed first.
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Columbiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Siluria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Shelby Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shelby Springs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Springs
- Wilsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tacoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Falliston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maylene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Calera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harpersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tulse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Saginaw. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Saginaw.
Newspapers Published in East Saginaw ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Saginaw.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Saginaw, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Saginaw.
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 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 East Saginaw:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa 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 East Saginaw, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Saginaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |