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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hale, 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 Hale (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 Hale. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Hale 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 Hale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hale:
- Etowah County (The home county of Hale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Ballplay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coat's Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Banner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Edwardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keener
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Burns Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Crudup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Colvins Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Collins ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Oak Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Mack ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Merrellton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Piedmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Angel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Moshat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Tucker Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Noah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Cedar Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Borden Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Grantley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Oak Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Cotnam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Rodentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Dawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Crossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Dog Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Sigsbee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Lickskillet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Rains ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Boaz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Albertville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hustleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Whitesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Peters ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rabbit Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Horton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Douglas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Gregory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Steele
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Chattooga County (GA)
- Chattoogaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Cave Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coosa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Etna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Esom Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hale, see our County-by-County Page for Hale.
Cemeteries Near Hale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hale.
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 Hale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Owens Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Croft Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shepard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Hale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hale, with the one closest to Hale listed first.
- Oak Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Coat's Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Slackland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slackland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackland
- Turkeytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Plano
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plano is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Mackey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mackey is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Tabor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Reaves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reaves is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Keener
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hale.
Newspapers Published in Hale ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hale, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hale.
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 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 Hale:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Saint Clair County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Polk 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 Hale, 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> | 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- Hale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |