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 Grassy (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 Grassy. 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 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.
Grassy is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Colbert, Lawrence, Limestone, Tishomingo (MS), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Lawrence (TN) & Wayne (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Grassy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grassy:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Grassy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy, with the one closest to Grassy listed first.
- Anderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Corum ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Comer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Estep ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Arkdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Belew ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Confluence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy, with the one closest to Grassy listed first.
- Ford City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Wilson Dam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Leighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Sheffield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Garner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Spring Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy, with the one closest to Grassy listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Courtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Courtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Town Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Mountain Home
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Chalybeate Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Hatton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy, with the one closest to Grassy listed first.
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Poplar Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Elkmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Pettusville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Tanner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy, with the one closest to Grassy listed first.
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy, with the one closest to Grassy listed first.
- Minor Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Anthony Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Green Field
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Bodenham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Weakley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Weakley is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wales
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Elkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Aymett Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy, with the one closest to Grassy listed first.
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Liberty Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Rascal Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Busby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Fall River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Iron City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- New Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Westpoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Lawrenceburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy, with the one closest to Grassy listed first.
- Cash Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grassy, with the one closest to Grassy listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Collinwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Cypress Inn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grassy, see our County-by-County Page for Grassy.
Cemeteries Near Grassy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grassy.
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 Grassy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grassy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grassy, with the one closest to Grassy listed first.
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cottrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hammond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bonnertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Portertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Second Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (865 more) ...
- Perry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Five Points Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Grassy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grassy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grassy, with the one closest to Grassy listed first.
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Comer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Good Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Belew ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Dustin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dustin is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Marbuts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marbuts is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbuts
- Mount Rozell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Minor Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Busby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Pleasant Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grassy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grassy.
Newspapers Published in Grassy ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grassy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grassy, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grassy.
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 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 Grassy:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Wayne 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 Grassy, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grassy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |