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 Egypt Ford (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 Egypt Ford. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Egypt Ford is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Limestone, Morgan & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Egypt Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Egypt Ford:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Egypt Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt Ford, with the one closest to Egypt Ford listed first.
- Red Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- North Courtland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Chalybeate Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt Ford, with the one closest to Egypt Ford listed first.
- Ford City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muscle Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Wilson Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- South Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tuscumbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt Ford, with the one closest to Egypt Ford listed first.
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt Ford, with the one closest to Egypt Ford listed first.
- Dells Vista Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Confluence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Estep ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Corum ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Comer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Killen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt Ford, with the one closest to Egypt Ford listed first.
- Poplar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Lentzville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Tanner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hay's Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Country Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt Ford, with the one closest to Egypt Ford listed first.
- Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Austinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Simpson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Russell Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Flint City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartselle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt Ford, with the one closest to Egypt Ford listed first.
- Minor Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt Ford, with the one closest to Egypt Ford listed first.
- Rascal Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Appleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Liberty Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Iron City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Busby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Fall River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Leoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westpoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Wayne County (TN)
- Corning ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Egypt Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Egypt Ford.
Cemeteries Near Egypt Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Egypt Ford.
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 Egypt Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Egypt Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Egypt Ford, with the one closest to Egypt Ford listed first.
- Truitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sherrod Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tweedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dobbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pippen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (779 more) ...
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Troupe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Egypt Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Egypt Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Egypt Ford, with the one closest to Egypt Ford listed first.
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Bingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Edmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Poplar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Comer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Lentzville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Egypt Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Egypt Ford.
Newspapers Published in Egypt Ford ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Egypt Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Egypt Ford, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Egypt Ford.
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 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 Egypt Ford:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Egypt Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Egypt Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |