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 Fleming Meadows (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 Fleming Meadows. 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 Fleming Meadows ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fleming Meadows: Fleming Mdws.
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 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.
Fleming Meadows 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 Fleming Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fleming Meadows:
- Madison County (The home county of Fleming Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming Meadows, with the one closest to Fleming Meadows listed first.
- Greenwycke Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Chelsea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- English Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Big Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Normal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ryland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rideout Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Berkley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming Meadows, with the one closest to Fleming Meadows listed first.
- Joppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming Meadows, with the one closest to Fleming Meadows listed first.
- Paint Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hollytree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Lim Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Pleasant Groves
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Princeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Aspel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Larkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Baileytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming Meadows, with the one closest to Fleming Meadows listed first.
- Capshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Swancott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Center Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Belle Mina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Mooresville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Country Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Caro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Harris Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Tanner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Orrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming Meadows, with the one closest to Fleming Meadows listed first.
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Union Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Ruth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Pine Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Scant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Grassy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Hog Jaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Columbus City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Arab
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Columbus City Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming Meadows, with the one closest to Fleming Meadows listed first.
- Lacey's Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morgan City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Valhermoso Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Winton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Apple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Florette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Priceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burningtree Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Ryan Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Franklin County (TN)
- Huntland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming Meadows, with the one closest to Fleming Meadows listed first.
- Ardmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fleming Meadows, with the one closest to Fleming Meadows listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Howell Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Cash Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Camargo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Flintville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Park City Heights
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Corder Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fleming Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Fleming Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Fleming Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fleming Meadows.
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 Fleming Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fleming Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fleming Meadows, with the one closest to Fleming Meadows listed first.
- Donegan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Drake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sivley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lanier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Merrimack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDonnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Matkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jordan - Lanier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (973 more) ...
- Lyon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Fleming Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fleming Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fleming Meadows, with the one closest to Fleming Meadows listed first.
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haden is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Mercury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Berkley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Brownsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Triana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Talucah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Lowe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bell Factory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Moore's Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fleming Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fleming Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Fleming Meadows ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fleming Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fleming Meadows, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fleming Meadows.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fleming Meadows:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln 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> | 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. |
| <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 Fleming Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fleming Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |