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 Fowlers Crossroads (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 Fowlers Crossroads. 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 Fowlers Crossroads ...
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 have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Fowlers Crossroads: Fowlers Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Fowlers Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fowlers Crossroads may originally have been Fowler's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fowlers Crossroads might be written as Fowler Crossroads.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Fowlers Crossroads is located in Fayette County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Fowlers Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fowlers Crossroads:
- Fayette County (The home county of Fowlers Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fowlers Crossroads listed first.
- Bazemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Bankston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Glen Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Berry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rossland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossland City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Kirkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Gu - Win
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Belk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fowlers Crossroads listed first.
- Beaverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
- Beaverton is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <2>
- Kennedy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Hightogy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
- Sulligent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
- Sulligent is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <2>
- Millport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Millport is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <2>
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fowlers Crossroads listed first.
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Winfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brilliant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Brilliant is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <2>
- Twin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Guin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Pikeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Thornhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens County
- Lubbub
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lubbub. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fowlers Crossroads listed first.
- New Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Samantha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fowlers Crossroads listed first.
- Eldridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kansas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Carbon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Townley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patton Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Coal Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Patton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prospect. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Slicklizzard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Oakman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <2>
- Nauvoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fowlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fowlers Crossroads listed first.
- Farriss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farriss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Natural Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Mary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Delmar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falls City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Boar Tush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Double Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Slick Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slick Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fowlers Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Fowlers Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Fowlers Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fowlers Crossroads.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fowlers Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fowlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fowlers Crossroads listed first.
- New Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dobbs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dobbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Enis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Johnson School House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson School House Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson School House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (616 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- McCollum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCollum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCollum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mayfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
While we didn't find Fowlers Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fowlers Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fowlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fowlers Crossroads listed first.
- Stough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stough
- Stough is located in Fayette County
- Bankston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Eldridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Texas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Texas is located in Marion County
- Glen Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Kansas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Berry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Corona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Winfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Townley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Patton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Coal Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Wayside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fowlers Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fowlers Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Fowlers Crossroads ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fowlers Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fowlers Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fowlers Crossroads.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fowlers Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fowlers Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<5> | 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 Fowlers Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fowlers Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fowlers Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8012, Longitude: -87.6633 In this case, the coordinates for Fowlers Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |