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 Fowler 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 Fowler 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Fowler Ferry is located in Etowah 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 Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Fowler Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fowler Ferry:
- Etowah County (The home county of Fowler Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Ferry, with the one closest to Fowler Ferry listed first.
- Glencoe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cobb City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Burns Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Pilgrims Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- East Gadsden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Rainbow City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hokes Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gadsden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Alabama City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Attalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Ferry, with the one closest to Fowler Ferry listed first.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Straight Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Taits Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Appalachian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Snead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Hoods Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Wynnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Highmound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Fridays Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Clarence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Oneonta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Susan Moore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Ferry, with the one closest to Fowler Ferry listed first.
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Oak Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Southside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Mack ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Cochran Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Colvins Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Grayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Angel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Clark ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Ferry, with the one closest to Fowler Ferry listed first.
- Ball Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Leesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Spring Garden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Moshat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Sand Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Exie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Tucker Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Noah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Ferry, with the one closest to Fowler Ferry listed first.
- Grantley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Borden Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Oak Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Heflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Abel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Ferry, with the one closest to Fowler Ferry listed first.
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rodentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Cotnam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Collinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rains ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Crossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Geraldine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rogers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Ferry, with the one closest to Fowler Ferry listed first.
- Boaz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Horton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Albertville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hustleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Rabbit Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Hyatt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Ferry, with the one closest to Fowler Ferry listed first.
- Steele
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ragland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whitney Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Wattsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Seddon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Avondale Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Branchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pell City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowler Ferry, with the one closest to Fowler Ferry listed first.
- Coldwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Lincoln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Kentuck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Munford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- McElderry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Windsong Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fowler Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Fowler Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Fowler Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fowler 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 Fowler Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fowler Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fowler Ferry, with the one closest to Fowler Ferry listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tillison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery
- Trinity Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172971 <2>
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Southern Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Gadsden.
- The Southern Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sixth Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297800 <2>
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- Union Hill UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Fowler Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fowler Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fowler Ferry, with the one closest to Fowler Ferry listed first.
- Laney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laney is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- East Gadsden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Markton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Duke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Mack ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Hokes Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gadsden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Colvins Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Attalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Etowahton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Etowahton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowahton
- Grayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Reaves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reaves is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fowler Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fowler Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Fowler 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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fowler Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fowler Ferry, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fowler 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 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 Fowler Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega 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 Fowler Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fowler Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |