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 Hampton Cove (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 Hampton Cove. 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.
Name Variations for Hampton Cove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hampton Cove: Hampton Cv.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals 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.
Hampton Cove is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Jackson, Limestone, Marshall, Morgan, Franklin (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Hampton Cove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hampton Cove:
- Madison County (The home county of Hampton Cove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Cove, with the one closest to Hampton Cove listed first.
- Owens' Cross Roads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Berkley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Big Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- English Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Gurley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Brownsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Ryland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Cove, with the one closest to Hampton Cove listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- McLarty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Cove, with the one closest to Hampton Cove listed first.
- Joppa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Simcoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Cove, with the one closest to Hampton Cove listed first.
- Grove Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Rogers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Hix ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Chigger Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Gibson Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Cove, with the one closest to Hampton Cove listed first.
- Paint Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Lim Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Pleasant Groves
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Hollytree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Larkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Langston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Cove, with the one closest to Hampton Cove listed first.
- Swancott
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Capshaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Belle Mina
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Mooresville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Center Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Fairmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Country Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Harris Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Tanner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Caro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Cove, with the one closest to Hampton Cove listed first.
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Friendship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Columbus City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Ruth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Scant City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Columbus City Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- North ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Grassy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Warrenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Pine Lake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampton Cove, with the one closest to Hampton Cove listed first.
- Lacey's Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Valhermoso Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Winton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Florette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Ryan Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Somerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Hulaco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Priceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County (TN)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hampton Cove, see our County-by-County Page for Hampton Cove.
Cemeteries Near Hampton Cove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hampton Cove.
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 Hampton Cove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hampton Cove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hampton Cove, with the one closest to Hampton Cove listed first.
- Moon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brazelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fleming Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fleming Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast of Huntsville.
- Vann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Neal Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (883 more) ...
- Cobb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find Hampton Cove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hampton Cove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hampton Cove, with the one closest to Hampton Cove listed first.
- Owens' Cross Roads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Berkley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Lowe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Haden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Haden is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Whitesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Paint Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Brownsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bucksnort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Keel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
- Garth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hampton Cove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hampton Cove.
Newspapers Published in Hampton Cove ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hampton Cove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hampton Cove, 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 Hampton Cove.
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 Hampton Cove:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Marshall County
- Morgan 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hampton Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hampton Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |