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 Fisk (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 Fisk. 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 hospitals and 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.
Fisk is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Jackson, Limestone, Marshall, Morgan, Franklin (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Fisk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fisk:
- Madison County (The home county of Fisk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisk, with the one closest to Fisk listed first.
- Hazel Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Meridianville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Moore's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Elkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Toney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Normal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Country Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Harvest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisk, with the one closest to Fisk listed first.
- Francisco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Hollytree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Estillfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Trenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Paint Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Pleasant Groves
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Hytop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Skyline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisk, with the one closest to Fisk listed first.
- Caro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Center Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ardmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Capshaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Fairmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Pettusville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Country Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Hay's Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Mina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Morgan County
- Lacey's Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisk, with the one closest to Fisk listed first.
- Huntland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Lexie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Garner Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Sal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisk, with the one closest to Fisk listed first.
- Ardmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Wheelerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Dickson Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Frankewing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Trigg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Powell Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisk, with the one closest to Fisk listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Howell Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Park City Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Camargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Corder Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Flintville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Molino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Clarks Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Coldwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Elk Mill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cash Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Marshall County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisk, with the one closest to Fisk listed first.
- Delina
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Yell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Moore County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisk, with the one closest to Fisk listed first.
- Lynchburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fisk, see our County-by-County Page for Fisk.
Cemeteries Near Fisk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fisk.
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 Fisk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fisk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fisk, with the one closest to Fisk listed first.
- McDavid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McGehee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kincaid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pruit - McCaa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Townsend Coover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edmund Townsend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cabaniss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Driskill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- State Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the State Line Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Hazel Green.
- The State Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gensis UMC Cemetery
- Stateline UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26448 <3>
- Charity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Welbourn - King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jeffries Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1318 more) ...
- James Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fisk had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fisk, with the one closest to Fisk listed first.
- Key's Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Gladstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Meridianville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Moore's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Camargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plevna is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Deposit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deposit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
- Bell Factory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Molino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Flintville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fisk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fisk.
Newspapers Published in Fisk ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fisk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fisk, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fisk.
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 Fisk:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Morgan County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Moore 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 '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- Fisk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Fisk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |