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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 Ellison Crossroads (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 Ellison Crossroads. 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 Ellison Crossroads ...
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 Ellison Crossroads: Ellison Xrds.
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 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.
Ellison Crossroads is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Cullman, Etowah, Jefferson, Marshall, Saint Clair, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Ellison Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellison Crossroads:
- Blount County (The home county of Ellison Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellison Crossroads listed first.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Wynnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Snead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Fridays Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Hoods Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Taits Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Highmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Craig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Bright Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellison Crossroads listed first.
- Southside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Oak Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Ohatchee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Macon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Grayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellison Crossroads listed first.
- Holly Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Hanceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Simcoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- East Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Cullman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellison Crossroads listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rogers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Crossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Cotnam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Geraldine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Chigger Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Collinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellison Crossroads listed first.
- Altoona
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Nix ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Howelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Benson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Ivalee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Greer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellison Crossroads listed first.
- Ayres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Masseyline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Village Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Palmerdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellison Crossroads listed first.
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Horton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Hyatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Boaz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Street ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Albertville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellison Crossroads listed first.
- Hulaco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellison Crossroads listed first.
- Steele
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Springville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ragland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wattsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Argo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Margaret
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellison Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Ellison Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Ellison Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellison Crossroads.
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 Ellison Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellison Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellison Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellison Crossroads listed first.
- Ellison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bird Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Altoona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Painter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Ellison Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellison Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellison Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellison Crossroads listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Bird ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Nix ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Redbud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Wynnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Snead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Gallant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Highmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Howelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Champion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellison Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellison Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Ellison Crossroads ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellison Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellison Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellison Crossroads.
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 Ellison Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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> | 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- Ellison Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ellison Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |