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 Hanceville (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 Hanceville. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Hanceville is located in Cullman County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cullman County: Blount, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Hanceville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hanceville:
- Cullman County (The home county of Hanceville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanceville, with the one closest to Hanceville listed first.
- White City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Dodge City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- East Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Baileytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Cullman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
- Cullman is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <2>
- Black Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanceville, with the one closest to Hanceville listed first.
- Gum Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Bangor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Mountain Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Blount Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blount Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Blountsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Blountsville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <2>
- Nectar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Hayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Hayden is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <2>
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
- Smoke Rise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Reid's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Adville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Deavers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanceville, with the one closest to Hanceville listed first.
- Altoona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <2>
- Walnut Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Gallant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanceville, with the one closest to Hanceville listed first.
- Trafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafford
- Trafford is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trafford <2>
- Masseyline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masseyline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Kimberly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <2>
- Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Majestic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Morris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Village Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Crosston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Palmerdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Ayres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Clay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanceville, with the one closest to Hanceville listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Pine Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Arab
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
- Arab is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <2>
- Askea Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Ruth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Bowen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Douglas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Hyatt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Grassy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Horton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanceville, with the one closest to Hanceville listed first.
- Eva
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
- Eva is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eva <2>
- Hulaco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Lacon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Ryan Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Falkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
- Falkville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <2>
- Apple Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Florette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Leesdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Cedar Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Hartselle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartselle
- Hartselle is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartselle <2>
- Briscoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Somerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanceville, with the one closest to Hanceville listed first.
- Springville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <2>
- Argo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Saint Clair Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Whitney Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanceville, with the one closest to Hanceville listed first.
- Creel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Empire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Powellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Warrior Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Burrows Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Sipsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Marylee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Red Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Sumiton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <2>
- Dora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Dora is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <2>
- Oakahalla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Burnwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanceville, with the one closest to Hanceville listed first.
- Addison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Addison is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
- Arley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arley
- Arley is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arley <2>
- Upshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Houston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Houston is located in Winston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
- Slick Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slick Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Winston County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hanceville, see our County-by-County Page for Hanceville.
Newspapers Published in Hanceville ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanceville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanceville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanceville.
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 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 Hanceville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Cullman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Etowah County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marshall County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Clair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walker County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blount County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Cullman County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Cullman County
Cemeteries Near Hanceville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanceville.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hanceville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hanceville, with the one closest to Hanceville listed first.
- Bethlehem East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem East Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Fairview West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview West Cemetery
- Laodicea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laodicea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laodicea Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
- Garden City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden City Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
- Pfiel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pfiel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pfiel Cemetery
- Welti Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welti Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welti Cemetery
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- Beech Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
- Tedder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tedder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tedder Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
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 Hanceville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hanceville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanceville, with the one closest to Hanceville listed first.
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Gum Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Phelan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Bangor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Walter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Blount Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blount Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Cullman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
- Cullman is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <2>
- Blountsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Blountsville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <2>
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Holly Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Pond
- Holly Pond is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Pond <2>
- Simcoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bremen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Bremen is located in Cullman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <2>
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bremen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hanceville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanceville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Cullman County: www.co.cullman.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Hanceville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hanceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0639, Longitude: -86.7636 In this case, the coordinates for Hanceville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hanceville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |