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 Gilbert (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 Gilbert. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Gilbert is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Gilbert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilbert:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Gilbert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
- Steele
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ragland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Wattsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Springville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Branchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Argo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
- Appalachian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Straight Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Taits Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Hoods Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Highland Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Bird ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Oneonta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wynnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Fridays Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Clarence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Allgood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Rosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
- Southside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Ohatchee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Grayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Cherokee County
- Ball Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
- Holly Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rodentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Cotnam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Crossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
- Gallant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Nix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Ivalee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Attalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Rainbow City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
- Ayres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Village Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Clay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Breakstone Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Masseyline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Cahaba Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Chalkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Grayson Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Roper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Whitesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Douglas
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Boaz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Horton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hyatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Albertville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Street ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
- Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Windsong Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Coldwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Grant Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Silver Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gilbert, see our County-by-County Page for Gilbert.
Cemeteries Near Gilbert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilbert.
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 Gilbert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gilbert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
- Deerman Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Choate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beason / Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reeves Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gallant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brasher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Moody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Gilbert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gilbert.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
- Steele
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Hood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hood is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Ashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Etowahton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Etowahton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowahton
- Stanfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanfield is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
- Nix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Attalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Redbud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gilbert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilbert.
Newspapers Published in Gilbert ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilbert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilbert, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilbert.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gilbert:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Talladega 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilbert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gilbert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |