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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Franklin Ferry is located in Walker 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 Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Franklin Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Franklin Ferry:
- Walker County (The home county of Franklin Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Ferry, with the one closest to Franklin Ferry listed first.
- Goodsprings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Reeds Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Twilley Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Barney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- America
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Parrish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Quinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Yerkwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Dovertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Burnwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Wyatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Oakman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Ferry, with the one closest to Franklin Ferry listed first.
- Green Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blocton Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- West Blocton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belle Ellen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Italian Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Eddings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Ferry, with the one closest to Franklin Ferry listed first.
- Red Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Warrior
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cullman County
- Arkadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Ferry, with the one closest to Franklin Ferry listed first.
- Alta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Ferry, with the one closest to Franklin Ferry listed first.
- Toadvine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Black Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Ezra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Short Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Rock Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Sylvan Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Maytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Adger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hueytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Johns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Ferry, with the one closest to Franklin Ferry listed first.
- Bamford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Falliston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tacoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Tulse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Aden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Sawmill Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Indian Springs Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Alabaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brantleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Ferry, with the one closest to Franklin Ferry listed first.
- Bull City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Kellerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Abernant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Lake View
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Brookwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tannehill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Samantha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Peterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Holt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Lake Front Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Wood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- New Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Coaling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Franklin Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Franklin Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Franklin Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklin 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 Franklin Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franklin Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franklin Ferry, with the one closest to Franklin Ferry listed first.
- Heard Shoal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Warrior Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dug Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Toadvine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prescott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- High Hill Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Church Cemetery
- The High Hill Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Hill Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Busby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Patton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162604 <2>
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prudes Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Franklin Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Franklin Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin Ferry, with the one closest to Franklin Ferry listed first.
- Toadvine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Ezra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Short Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Porter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Wiley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Sumter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Adger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parrish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Yolande
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
- Chinn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chinn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- McAdory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McAdory is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdory
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Dolomite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franklin Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklin Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Franklin 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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklin Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Franklin Ferry, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Franklin Ferry.
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 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 Franklin Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Shelby County
- Tuscaloosa 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 Franklin Ferry, 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- Franklin Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |