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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 Grant (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 Grant. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Grant is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.

Below are the counties that are near Grant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grant:

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
    • Columbus City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Columbus City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
    • Columbus City Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
    • Mid ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mid is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
    • Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
    • North ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • North is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
    • Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
    • Guntersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rayburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wyeth City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
    • Mill Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Mill Village is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Peters ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Peters is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Warrenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
    • Fowler ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Fowler is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
    • McLarty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bright Star
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Highmound
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Brooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Craig
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Snead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Birdie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Birdie is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
  • Cullman County
  • DeKalb County
  • Etowah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
    • Sardis City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
    • Greer ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Greer is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Mountainboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
    • Whitesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Carlisle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Haworth ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Haworth is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
    • Yancy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Duck Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Keener
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County
  • Limestone County
    • Swancott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Swancott is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
  • Madison County
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.
    • Morgan City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Morgan City is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
    • Briscoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lacey's Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Apple Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ryan Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hulaco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hulaco is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
    • Valhermoso Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Florette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Winton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bluff City is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grant, see our County-by-County Page for Grant.

Cemeteries Near Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grant.

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 Grant - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grant had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Grant had a population of 902 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Grant, with the one closest to Grant listed first.

  • Keel ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Keel is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
  • Bucksnort
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
  • Preston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Preston is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Swearengin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Swearengin is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearengin
  • Nebo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Nebo is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Cottonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottonville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
  • Woodville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Henryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Henryville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
  • Meltonsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
  • Mid ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mid is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
  • North ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • Dodsonville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • New Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Manchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Manchester is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Langston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grant.

Newspapers Published in Grant ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grant, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grant.

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 helpful 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 Grant:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.