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 Edgewood (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 Edgewood. 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 hospitals 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.
Edgewood is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Edgewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgewood:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Edgewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vestavia Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- English Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mountain Brook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ishkooda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Mason City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- West End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West End is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Oxmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Cahaba Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Hoover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Duncan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Eddings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Green Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Belle Ellen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Seymour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Italian Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Dale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Warrior
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- County Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Red Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Selfville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Compton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Dallas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Remlap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reid's
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Smoke Rise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Adville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Locust Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Woodland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Acmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Moody
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Brompton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Parsons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Vincent
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Argo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Margaret
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Cook's Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Branchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Lake Purdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Inverness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Meadowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Bridgeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Indian Springs Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Shoal Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tacoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Falliston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chelsea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bamford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Alabaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- East Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Logan Martin Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Childersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Tannehill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Lake View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Abernant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Bull City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Kellerman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Quinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Yerkwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Burnwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Oakahalla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Reeds Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Wyatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Dora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Sumiton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Barney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Creel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edgewood, see our County-by-County Page for Edgewood.
Cemeteries Near Edgewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgewood.
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 Edgewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edgewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- New Grace Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grace Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Grace Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Hill Cemetery
- New Grace Hill Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23071 <2>
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elm Leaf Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22674 <2>
- Shadowlawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knesses Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Enon Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cahaba Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Croft Acton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McElwain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill 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 Edgewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edgewood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Spaulding
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Ishkooda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Oxmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Powderly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Powderly is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
- Ware
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Duncan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Hillman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Thomas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- East Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Birmingham
- Vanderbilt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vanderbilt is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- North Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Birmingham
- Ensley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edgewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edgewood.
Newspapers Published in Edgewood ...
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 188 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgewood, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edgewood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Edgewood:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker 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 Edgewood, 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' (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- Edgewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |