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 Eddy (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 Eddy. 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 northwest 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 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.
Eddy is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Eddy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eddy:
- Marshall County (The home county of Eddy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eddy, with the one closest to Eddy listed first.
- Arab
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Ruth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Hog Jaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Scant City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Askea Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eddy, with the one closest to Eddy listed first.
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Birdie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- McLarty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Bright Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Craig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Highmound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eddy, with the one closest to Eddy listed first.
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Holly Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- South Vinemont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cullman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eddy, with the one closest to Eddy listed first.
- Rogers
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rains ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Grove Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Chigger Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Geraldine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rodentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eddy, with the one closest to Eddy listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Walnut Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Altoona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Mountainboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Egypt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Nix ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Gallant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Whitesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eddy, with the one closest to Eddy listed first.
- Paint Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Langston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eddy, with the one closest to Eddy listed first.
- Swancott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eddy, with the one closest to Eddy listed first.
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Owens' Cross Roads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- English Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Berkley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Triana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Big Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Greenwycke Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Gurley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eddy, with the one closest to Eddy listed first.
- Hulaco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Florette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Lacey's Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valhermoso Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eddy, see our County-by-County Page for Eddy.
Cemeteries Near Eddy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eddy.
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 Eddy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eddy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eddy, with the one closest to Eddy listed first.
- Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arab.
- The Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilliam Springs Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge MB Church Cemetery
- Mt. Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Arab.
- The Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hill Cemetery
- Arab City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arab City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Arab.
- The Arab City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arab Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976876 <2>
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brashier Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ryan Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (683 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Eddy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eddy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eddy, with the one closest to Eddy listed first.
- Arab
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grassy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oleander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hulaco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Strawberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Baileyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Briscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Sidney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eddy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eddy.
Newspapers Published in Eddy ...
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 Eddy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eddy, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eddy.
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 helpful 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 Eddy:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan 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 Eddy, 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 from Point A (ie- Eddy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |