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 Grandberry Crossroads (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 Grandberry Crossroads. 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.
Name Variations for Grandberry Crossroads ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Grandberry Crossroads: Grandberry Xrds.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Grandberry Crossroads is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Barbour, Dale, Houston, Clay (GA) & Early (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Grandberry Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grandberry Crossroads:
- Henry County (The home county of Grandberry Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandberry Crossroads, with the one closest to Grandberry Crossroads listed first.
- Haleburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Headland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Oakey Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Capps
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Shorterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Screamer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandberry Crossroads, with the one closest to Grandberry Crossroads listed first.
- Blue Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bakerhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandberry Crossroads, with the one closest to Grandberry Crossroads listed first.
- Grimes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Midland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bertha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Pinckard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Clopton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Mabson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Skipperville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Ozark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Arguta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandberry Crossroads, with the one closest to Grandberry Crossroads listed first.
- Malvern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slocomb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandberry Crossroads, with the one closest to Grandberry Crossroads listed first.
- Williams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Kinsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Webb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cowarts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Dothan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandberry Crossroads, with the one closest to Grandberry Crossroads listed first.
- Malone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Campbellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bascom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County (GA)
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clay County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandberry Crossroads, with the one closest to Grandberry Crossroads listed first.
- Fort Gaines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Bluffton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Early County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandberry Crossroads, with the one closest to Grandberry Crossroads listed first.
- Rock Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Sawhatchee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Cedar Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blakely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Bancroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Hentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hentown is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Jakin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Miller County (GA)
- Mayhaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Randolph County (GA)
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandberry Crossroads, with the one closest to Grandberry Crossroads listed first.
- Donalsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steam Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grandberry Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Grandberry Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Grandberry Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grandberry Crossroads.
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 Grandberry Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grandberry Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grandberry Crossroads, with the one closest to Grandberry Crossroads listed first.
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Granberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Culpepper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Balkum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Webb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haleburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Grandberry Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grandberry Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grandberry Crossroads, with the one closest to Grandberry Crossroads listed first.
- Balkum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Balkum is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum
- Headland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Hardwickburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardwickburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwickburg
- Ashford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tidwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Midland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shorterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Echo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Blakely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bertha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Keyton's
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Fort Gaines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grandberry Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grandberry Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Grandberry Crossroads ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grandberry Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grandberry Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grandberry Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Grandberry Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Houston County
- Jackson County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Early County
- Miller County
- Randolph County
- Seminole 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> | 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 Grandberry Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Grandberry Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |