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 Hancock Crossroads (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 Hancock Crossroads. 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 Hancock Crossroads ...
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 Hancock Crossroads: Hancock Xrds.
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 and 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.
Hancock Crossroads is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Hancock Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hancock Crossroads:
- Jackson County (The home county of Hancock Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Crossroads, with the one closest to Hancock Crossroads listed first.
- Rock City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Langston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Dutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Scottsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Aspel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Crossroads, with the one closest to Hancock Crossroads listed first.
- Sand Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Blanche
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Ringgold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Broomtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Gaylesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Crossroads, with the one closest to Hancock Crossroads listed first.
- Powell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Hix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Gibson Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Fyffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Grove Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Rainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Chigger Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Sylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Guest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Crossroads, with the one closest to Hancock Crossroads listed first.
- Sardis City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Whitesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Yancy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Keener
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Mountainboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Crudup
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Greer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Wilsonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Crossroads, with the one closest to Hancock Crossroads listed first.
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gurley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Owens' Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Big Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Crossroads, with the one closest to Hancock Crossroads listed first.
- Mid ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Columbus City Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Peters ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Columbus City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hustleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- North ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rayburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Wyeth City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Guntersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Crossroads, with the one closest to Hancock Crossroads listed first.
- Cloudland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Dade County (GA)
- Rising Fawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hancock Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Hancock Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Hancock Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hancock Crossroads.
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 Hancock Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hancock Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hancock Crossroads, with the one closest to Hancock Crossroads listed first.
- Haigwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chaney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Langston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vaught Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (566 more) ...
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chaney Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Hancock Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hancock Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hancock Crossroads, with the one closest to Hancock Crossroads listed first.
- Talley ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Talley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Langston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Grove Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Luttrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Pendergrass ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pendergrass is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
- Ten Broeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Scottsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Index ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mid ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Lydia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mahan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hancock Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hancock Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Hancock Crossroads ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hancock Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hancock Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hancock Crossroads.
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 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 Hancock Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade 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> | 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. |
| <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 Hancock Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hancock Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |