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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 (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. 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 is located in Etowah 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 Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.

Below are the counties that are near Egypt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Egypt:

  • Etowah County     (The home county of Egypt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
    • Benson ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Benson is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Howelton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ivalee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Aurora
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greer ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Greer is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Carlisle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountainboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
    • Bennettsville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
    • Attalla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Haworth ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Haworth is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
    • Alabama City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alabama City is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
    • Gallant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Blount County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
    • Southside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Level
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cochran Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Douthrittville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
    • Hebron ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ohatchee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Colvins Gap
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mack ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mack is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
    • Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
    • Wellington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Wellington is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Adelia ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Adelia is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
    • Angel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee County
  • Cullman County
  • DeKalb County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
    • Boaz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Whitesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartlett ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bartlett is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Reedbrake ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
    • Douglas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Douglas is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Horton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Albertville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hyatt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rabbit Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
    • Hustleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Minorville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Bowen ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowen is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • Big Spring ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Spring is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Morgan County
    • Hulaco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hulaco is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
  • Saint Clair County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Egypt, see our County-by-County Page for Egypt.

Cemeteries Near Egypt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Egypt.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Egypt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.

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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Egypt.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.

  • Howelton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Littleton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Littleton is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Norton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Norton is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Aurora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanfield ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stanfield is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
  • Mountainboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
  • Redbud
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Redbud is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
  • Attalla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alice is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Gallant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Apple ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Red Apple is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
  • Avery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Avery is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Haworth ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Haworth is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
    • Fenton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Fenton is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Crudup
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Egypt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Egypt.

Newspapers Published in Egypt ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Egypt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Egypt, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Egypt.

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 Egypt:

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, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Egypt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.