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 Fullerton (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 Fullerton. 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 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.
Fullerton is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Fullerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fullerton:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Fullerton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Broomtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Gaylesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- New Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blanche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Dailey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Piedmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Collins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Colvins Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Grantley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Lickskillet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Adamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Sigsbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Dog Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Alpine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Douglas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Payne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Bankhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Valley Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Hale ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Ballplay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Banner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Coat's Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Keener
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hokes Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Rock City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Bartow County (GA)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Lyerly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Menlo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Berryton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Cloudland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Summerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <1>
- Zula ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Coosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oreburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Robealou Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Cave Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Mount Berry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Armuchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Summerville Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Gordon County (GA)
- Plainville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cedartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Esom Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Seney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seney is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Grady ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Aragon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Martindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Bronco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- LaFayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fullerton, see our County-by-County Page for Fullerton.
Cemeteries Near Fullerton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fullerton.
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 Fullerton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fullerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Callan Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Broomtown
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fullerton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Farill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farill
- Gaylesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Broomtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Early ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Early is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Chattoogaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- New Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Waterhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waterhouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Hope ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Hurley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hurley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fullerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fullerton.
Newspapers Published in Fullerton ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fullerton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fullerton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fullerton.
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 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 Fullerton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Polk County
- Walker 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 Fullerton, 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- Fullerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |