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 Fortune Ferry (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 Fortune Ferry. 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 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.
Fortune Ferry is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Autauga, Chilton, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Fortune Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fortune Ferry:
- Dallas County (The home county of Fortune Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortune Ferry, with the one closest to Fortune Ferry listed first.
- Harrell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Marion Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Sunset Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Selma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Grande
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Orrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Browns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Safford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Casey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crumptonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortune Ferry, with the one closest to Fortune Ferry listed first.
- Fremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Jones
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Vine Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Statesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Jones Bluff Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortune Ferry, with the one closest to Fortune Ferry listed first.
- Riderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Stanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Maplesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortune Ferry, with the one closest to Fortune Ferry listed first.
- Newbern
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Rosemary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Greensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortune Ferry, with the one closest to Fortune Ferry listed first.
- Benton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Petronia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Collirene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- White Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortune Ferry, with the one closest to Fortune Ferry listed first.
- Consul
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Faunsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Siddonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Flatwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Thomaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortune Ferry, with the one closest to Fortune Ferry listed first.
- Suttle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Augustin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Vilula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sprott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- The Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Ellawhite
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- Freetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Uniontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jericho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Morgan Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Bethlehem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Oakmulgee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortune Ferry, with the one closest to Fortune Ferry listed first.
- Alberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Rehoboth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Gastonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Catherine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Boykin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Millers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ackerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lamison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fortune Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Fortune Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Fortune Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fortune Ferry.
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 Fortune Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fortune Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fortune Ferry, with the one closest to Fortune Ferry listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prosperity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Witt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pernell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marion Junction Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rasco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rasco Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Craig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Bottom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Fortune Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fortune Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fortune Ferry, with the one closest to Fortune Ferry listed first.
- Harrell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Marion Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Hazen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hazen is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Augustin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Bogue Chitto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Eleanor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eleanor is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Orrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Selma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vilula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Browns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- King's Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- King's Landing is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Landing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fortune Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fortune Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Fortune Ferry ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fortune Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fortune Ferry, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fortune Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Fortune Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Chilton County
- Hale County
- Lowndes County
- Marengo County
- Perry County
- Wilcox 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> | 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 Fortune Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Fortune Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |