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 Grigsby Ferry (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 Grigsby Ferry. 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.
Grigsby Ferry is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Morgan, Giles (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Grigsby Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grigsby Ferry:
- Limestone County (The home county of Grigsby Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grigsby Ferry, with the one closest to Grigsby Ferry listed first.
- Cairo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Poplar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Hay's Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Elkmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Country Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Tanner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grigsby Ferry, with the one closest to Grigsby Ferry listed first.
- Garner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Ford City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Wilson Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grigsby Ferry, with the one closest to Grigsby Ferry listed first.
- Confluence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cedar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Rogersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Dells Vista Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Corum ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Comer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grigsby Ferry, with the one closest to Grigsby Ferry listed first.
- Red Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Courtland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Town Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Edmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Hatton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Moulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grigsby Ferry, with the one closest to Grigsby Ferry listed first.
- Harvest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Toney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Jeff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Madison Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Monrovia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Triana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Hazel Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grigsby Ferry, with the one closest to Grigsby Ferry listed first.
- Trinity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Moulton Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Austinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Russell Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Flint City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grigsby Ferry, with the one closest to Grigsby Ferry listed first.
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Ardmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Anthony Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Dickson Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Green Field
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Wheelerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Aymett Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Gordon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grigsby Ferry, with the one closest to Grigsby Ferry listed first.
- Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Liberty Grove
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Busby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Leoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Lawrenceburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Westpoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grigsby Ferry, with the one closest to Grigsby Ferry listed first.
- Cash Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Camargo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Pearl City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Boonshill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grigsby Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Grigsby Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Grigsby Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grigsby Ferry.
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 Grigsby Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grigsby Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grigsby Ferry, with the one closest to Grigsby Ferry listed first.
- Grigsby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lebanon Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Athens.
- The Lebanon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lebanon Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23932 <3>
- Sandlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sandlin Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Cairo
- Elk River Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lentzville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davchport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1026 more) ...
- Berea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dupree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Grigsby Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grigsby Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grigsby Ferry, with the one closest to Grigsby Ferry listed first.
- Gipsy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Cartwright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Lentzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- O'Neal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Mount Rozell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Poplar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Blackburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Good Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Hay's Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Elkmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marbuts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marbuts is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbuts
- Veto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Veto is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grigsby Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grigsby Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Grigsby Ferry ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grigsby Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grigsby Ferry, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grigsby Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Grigsby Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Limestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Grigsby Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Grigsby Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |