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 Fullers 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 Fullers 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 Fullers 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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Fullers Crossroads: Fullers Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Fullers Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fullers Crossroads may originally have been Fuller's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fullers Crossroads might be written as Fuller 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 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.
Fullers Crossroads is located in Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw County: Butler, Coffee, Covington, Lowndes, Montgomery & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Fullers Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fullers Crossroads:
- Crenshaw County (The home county of Fullers Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fullers Crossroads listed first.
- Vernledge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Petrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Cherokee Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Honoraville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Luverne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vidette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Social Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brantley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Merrill Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fullers Crossroads listed first.
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oaky Streak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Bolling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Chapman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- McKenzie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fullers Crossroads listed first.
- Wilkinstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Zoar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Pine Level
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Jack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Danleys Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Curtis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Frisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fullers Crossroads listed first.
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Antioch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Gantt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fullers Crossroads listed first.
- Sandy Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Davenport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Fort Deposit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Letohatchee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Hayneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fullers Crossroads listed first.
- Lapine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Grady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ramer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Center Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Ada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Red Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Pine Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pintlala
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fullers Crossroads listed first.
- Wingard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Ansley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Youngblood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Meeksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- McClure Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Orion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Mossy Grove Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fullers Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Fullers Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Fullers Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fullers 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.
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 Fullers Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fullers Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fullers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fullers Crossroads listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vernledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rutledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Black Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Petrey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emmaus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Dry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star of Hope MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Fullers Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fullers Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fullers Crossroads, with the one closest to Fullers Crossroads listed first.
- Live Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Live Oak is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Saville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saville
- Patsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patsburg is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsburg
- Rutledge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Petrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Honoraville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Luverne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bradleyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradleyton is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyton
- Highland Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vidette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Wingard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lapine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Daisy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Ansley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fullers Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fullers Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Fullers 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fullers Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fullers Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fullers 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 websites either 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 Fullers Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Crenshaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Coffee County
- Covington County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fullers Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Fullers Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |