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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Greer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Greer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Greer, please Contact Us.
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 Greer (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 Greer. 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 doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Greer is historic, it would have been located within present day Etowah 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 Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Greer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greer:
- Etowah County (The home county of Greer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mountainboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Sardis City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Whitesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Benson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Ivalee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Highmound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McLarty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Wynnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Bird ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Bright Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Clarence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Craig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Susan Moore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Fridays Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Southside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Cochran Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Ohatchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Colvins Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Grayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Mack ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Wellington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Angel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Centre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Joppa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Baileytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Crossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Cotnam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Dawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Geraldine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Collinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Langston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Rock City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Madison County
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Boaz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Albertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Hustleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Hyatt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Gregory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Hulaco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Steele
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ragland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Springville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greer, see our County-by-County Page for Greer.
Cemeteries Near Greer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greer.
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 Greer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mizell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gilland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walls Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Apple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thrasher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Upton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- Boaz City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Noble Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Greer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greer, with the one closest to Greer listed first.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mountainboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Alice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Boaz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Howelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Fenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Redbud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pulltight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pulltight is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greer.
Newspapers Published in Greer ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greer, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greer.
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 either 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 Greer:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Greer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |