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 Grantley (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 Grantley. 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 southeast 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 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.
Grantley is located in Cleburne County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cleburne County: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Randolph, Talladega, Carroll (GA), Haralson (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Grantley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grantley:
- Cleburne County (The home county of Grantley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantley, with the one closest to Grantley listed first.
- Oak Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Borden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Fruithurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Muscadine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Heflin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
- Heflin is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <2>
- Ai
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Hightower
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Hollis Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Abel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Micaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Ranburne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranburne
- Ranburne is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranburne <2>
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantley, with the one closest to Grantley listed first.
- Dailey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Abernathy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
- Nances Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Collins ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Merrellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <2>
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Iron City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Booker T City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker T City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantley, with the one closest to Grantley listed first.
- Spring Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Rock Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Tecumseh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Coloma ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Ball Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Moshat
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Tucker Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Centre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Centre is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <2>
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Howells Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Kirk's Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Cedar Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <2>
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantley, with the one closest to Grantley listed first.
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Clay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Haynes Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Elder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantley, with the one closest to Grantley listed first.
- Banner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Ballplay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Hokes Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
- Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <2>
- Cobb City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coato Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Glencoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Glencoe is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <2>
- Coat's Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Edwardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Burns Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Turkeytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Wilsonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brannon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantley, with the one closest to Grantley listed first.
- Morrison Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Graham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Talladega County
- Silver Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Silver Run
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantley, with the one closest to Grantley listed first.
- Jake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Mount Zion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <2>
- Bowdon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon Junction
- Bowdon Junction is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon Junction <2>
- Bowdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
- Bowdon is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <2>
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Temple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Temple is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantley, with the one closest to Grantley listed first.
- Cave Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <2>
- Coosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Coosa is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coosa <2>
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantley, with the one closest to Grantley listed first.
- Tallapoosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Tallapoosa is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallapoosa <2>
- Felton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Felton is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felton <2>
- Budapest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Tabernacle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Buchanan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Buchanan is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <2>
- Waco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <2>
- Bremen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Bremen is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <2>
- Morgan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grantley, with the one closest to Grantley listed first.
- Esom Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esom Hill
- Esom Hill is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esom Hill <2>
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Cedartown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Cedartown is located in Polk County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedartown <2>
- Grady ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Seney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Rockmart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
- Rockmart is located in Polk County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <2>
- Aragon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragon
- Aragon is located in Polk County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aragon <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grantley, see our County-by-County Page for Grantley.
Newspapers Published in Grantley ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grantley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grantley, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grantley.
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 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 Grantley:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Cleburne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cherokee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Etowah County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Randolph County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Talladega County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Floyd County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Haralson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Polk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calhoun County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Cleburne County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Cleburne County
Cemeteries Near Grantley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grantley.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grantley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grantley, with the one closest to Grantley listed first.
- Grimes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
- Stead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stead Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanks Cemetery
- Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Garden
- Borden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Borden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Payne Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25305 <4>
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970323 <4>
- Ladiga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladiga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladiga Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23876 <4>
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23410 <4>
- Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Perry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Perry Cemetery
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Nances Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nances Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nances Creek Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmer Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Cemetery
- Nances Creek Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grantley had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grantley, with the one closest to Grantley listed first.
- Oak Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Ladiga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Borden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
- Nances Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Jenkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Spring Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Pleasant Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Pleasant Gap is located in Cherokee County
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rock Run Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Run Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Station
- Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County
- Esom Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esom Hill
- Esom Hill is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esom Hill <2>
- Merrellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Rock Run Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grantley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grantley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grantley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
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| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Grantley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grantley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8540, Longitude: -85.5450 In this case, the coordinates for Grantley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Grantley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |