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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Garner. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Garner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Garner, please Contact Us.
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 Garner (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 Garner. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Garner is historic, it would have been located within present day Colbert 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 Colbert County: Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Garner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garner:
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garner, with the one closest to Garner listed first.
- Confluence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Dells Vista Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Estep ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Rogersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Cedar Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garner, with the one closest to Garner listed first.
- Hillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Courtland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Courtland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Oakville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Red Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Moulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garner, with the one closest to Garner listed first.
- Country Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Capshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Belle Mina
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Tanner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harris Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Center Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Westlake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Swancott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Hay's Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garner, with the one closest to Garner listed first.
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Harvest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Rideout Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Triana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Toney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Chelsea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Normal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garner, with the one closest to Garner listed first.
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Moulton Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Russell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Priceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burningtree Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Flint City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Winton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Valhermoso Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garner, with the one closest to Garner listed first.
- Ardmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elkmont Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wheelerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Stella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Minor Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Green Field
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Aymett Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Anthony Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Lawrence County (TN)
- Appleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garner, with the one closest to Garner listed first.
- Cash Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Coldwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Dellrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Camargo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Molino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Pearl City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Park City Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Howell Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garner, see our County-by-County Page for Garner.
Cemeteries Near Garner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garner.
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 Garner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garner, with the one closest to Garner listed first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cambridge Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Menefee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Polly Malone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Isom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Davis Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Temple Cemetery
- The Davis Temple Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacob's Well Missioanry Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647546 <3>
- Continue List (1098 more) ...
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quarter Lot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parker Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
While we didn't find Garner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garner, with the one closest to Garner listed first.
- Greenbrier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Decatur Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Cluttsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
- Swancott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Blackburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Hay's Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Jeff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Triana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garner.
Newspapers Published in Garner ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garner, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Garner:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Colbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Garner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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- Garner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |