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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 Francisco (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 Francisco. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Francisco is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).

Below are the counties that are near Francisco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Francisco:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Francisco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.
    • Estillfork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Estillfork is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
    • Greerton ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Greerton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
    • Beachboro ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Beachboro is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
    • Princeton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Princeton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Baileytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hytop
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hytop is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Hollytree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Narrows ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Narrows is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Skyline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mud Creek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
    • Trenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Madison County
  • Bedford County (TN)
  • Coffee County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.
    • Southgate Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
    • Tullahoma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Homaway Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Homaway Village is located in Coffee County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
    • Ruthledge Ford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
  • Franklin County (TN)
  • Grundy County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.
    • Monteagle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pelham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.
    • Flintville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Corder Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Howell Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Gattistown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Clarks Ferry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
    • Park City Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Elk Mill Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
    • Fayetteville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Camargo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Booneville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.
    • Orme
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Richard City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
    • Comfort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Ketchall ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
    • South Pittsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Moore County (TN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Francisco, see our County-by-County Page for Francisco.

Cemeteries Near Francisco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Francisco.

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 Francisco - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Francisco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.

  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Posey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mason Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • King Cove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fanning Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunt - Larkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Keith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Larkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (1216 more) ...
    • Moore Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Crowell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jack Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Francisco had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Francisco, with the one closest to Francisco listed first.

  • Huntland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Beans Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Estillfork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Estillfork is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
  • Elora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maxwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Maxwell is located in Franklin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Larkin's Fork ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Larkin's Fork is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin's Fork
  • Greerton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greerton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
  • Plevna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Plevna is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
  • Princeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Princeton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Sunset ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sunset is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Belvidere
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • New Market
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lexie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Flintville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Padgett ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Padgett is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Francisco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Francisco.

Newspapers Published in Francisco ...

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 Francisco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Francisco, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Francisco.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Francisco:

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 Francisco, 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' (or 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- Francisco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.