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 Germany 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 Germany 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Germany Ferry is located in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa County: Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Germany Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Germany Ferry:
- Tallapoosa County (The home county of Germany Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germany Ferry, with the one closest to Germany Ferry listed first.
- Matilda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Dudleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Daviston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frog Eye
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Emuckfaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- New Site
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Truett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Jacksons' Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Camp Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dadeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germany Ferry, with the one closest to Germany Ferry listed first.
- Blackman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Penton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Abanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Milltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Chapel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Red Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- LaFayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clackville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Doublehead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Boyds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germany Ferry, with the one closest to Germany Ferry listed first.
- Motley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Mellow Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Cragford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harkins Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Millerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Lineville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Hollins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germany Ferry, with the one closest to Germany Ferry listed first.
- Fishpond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Kellyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Ray
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Goodwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Nixburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Equality
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Hissop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Mount Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germany Ferry, with the one closest to Germany Ferry listed first.
- Irma ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Jordan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germany Ferry, with the one closest to Germany Ferry listed first.
- Roxana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- The Bottle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Loachapoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gwen Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Opelika
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Chewacla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germany Ferry, with the one closest to Germany Ferry listed first.
- Liberty City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Notasulga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germany Ferry, with the one closest to Germany Ferry listed first.
- Wadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Almond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Forester Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Malone Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Peavy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Roanoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ofelia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Rock Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Wedowee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- High Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Corbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germany Ferry, with the one closest to Germany Ferry listed first.
- Glenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germany Ferry, with the one closest to Germany Ferry listed first.
- Evansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- West Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Germany Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Germany Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Germany Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Germany 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 Germany Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Germany Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Germany Ferry, with the one closest to Germany Ferry listed first.
- Germany Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buttston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Punkin Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gillam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waites Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (380 more) ...
- Blanton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bibby Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Germany Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Germany Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Germany Ferry, with the one closest to Germany Ferry listed first.
- Buttston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buttston is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttston
- Matilda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Dudleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Daviston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bosworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bosworth is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Zana ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zana is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- Tohopeka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tohopeka is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tohopeka
- Emuckfaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- New Site
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Judson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Blackman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Marcoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marcoot is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoot
- Truett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Germany Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Germany Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Germany 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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Germany Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Germany Ferry, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Germany Ferry.
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 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 Germany Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tallapoosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Randolph County
- Heard County
- Troup 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 Germany 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Germany Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |