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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ferncliff. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ferncliff to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ferncliff, please Contact Us.
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 Ferncliff (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 Ferncliff. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Ferncliff is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Ferncliff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferncliff:
- Jackson County (The home county of Ferncliff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Section
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Gray ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Scottsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Rock City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Hollywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Langston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackankle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Blanche
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Sand Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Powell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Gibson Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Hix ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Sylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Henagar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rainsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Fyffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Luttrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Grove Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Chavies
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Guest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Gurley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Berkley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Owens' Cross Roads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Big Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Ryland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Mid ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Columbus City Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Grant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Peters ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- North ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Hustleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rayburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Guntersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <2>
- Wyeth City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Albertville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Cloudland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <2>
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Orme
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richard City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferncliff, see our County-by-County Page for Ferncliff.
Cemeteries Near Ferncliff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferncliff.
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 Ferncliff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferncliff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Chaney Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McAnelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burgess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (580 more) ...
- Hudgins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Ferncliff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ferncliff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Dutton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Index ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Scottsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Talley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Talley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Hollywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Langston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mahan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Larkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Henagar
(11 miles [17.7 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 Ferncliff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferncliff.
Newspapers Published in Ferncliff ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferncliff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ferncliff, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ferncliff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Ferncliff:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Franklin County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ferncliff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ferncliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |