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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gatesville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gatesville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gatesville, 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 Gatesville (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 Gatesville. 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 doctors 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 Gatesville 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 Gatesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gatesville:
- Colbert County (The home county of Gatesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatesville, with the one closest to Gatesville listed first.
- Red Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Cherokee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tuscumbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- South Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- White House Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Muscle Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Littleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatesville, with the one closest to Gatesville listed first.
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belgreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Pleasant Site
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Rockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Burntout
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Spruce Pine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Churntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Red Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Phil Campbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Hodges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatesville, with the one closest to Gatesville listed first.
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Cypress Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Mars Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Cloverdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Threet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Jacksonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Saint Florian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatesville, with the one closest to Gatesville listed first.
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Edmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Town Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Dam Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Red Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Hatton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mount Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Prentiss County (MS)
- Burton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatesville, with the one closest to Gatesville listed first.
- Oldham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Iuka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <2>
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Tishomingo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Short
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Dennis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Paden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holcut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatesville, with the one closest to Gatesville listed first.
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Lowryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Bruton Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatesville, with the one closest to Gatesville listed first.
- Iron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Joseph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatesville, with the one closest to Gatesville listed first.
- Cypress Inn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Corning ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Lutts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gatesville, see our County-by-County Page for Gatesville.
Cemeteries Near Gatesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gatesville.
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 Gatesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gatesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gatesville, with the one closest to Gatesville listed first.
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zion MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rutland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sherrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (670 more) ...
- Pride Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Key Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Gatesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gatesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gatesville, with the one closest to Gatesville listed first.
- Barton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Smithsonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Cherokee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tuscumbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sheffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Rhodesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesville
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- South Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Gravelly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
- Denton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gatesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gatesville.
Newspapers Published in Gatesville ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gatesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gatesville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gatesville.
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 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 Gatesville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Colbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Prentiss County
- Tishomingo County
- Hardin County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne 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 Gatesville, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gatesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |