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 Harvest (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 Harvest. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Harvest 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 Harvest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harvest:
- Madison County (The home county of Harvest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvest, with the one closest to Harvest listed first.
- Toney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Madison Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Jeff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Monrovia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Elkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Rideout Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Meridianville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Normal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvest, with the one closest to Harvest listed first.
- Paint Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Hollytree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Francisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvest, with the one closest to Harvest listed first.
- Confluence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estep ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Dells Vista Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Rogersville
(30 miles [48.3 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>
- Lawrence County
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvest, with the one closest to Harvest listed first.
- Center Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Caro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Capshaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Ardmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Country Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Hay's Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Pettusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elkmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belle Mina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvest, with the one closest to Harvest listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Lacey's Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Moulton Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Priceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Valhermoso Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Austinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Russell Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Burningtree Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Trinity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flint City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Franklin County (TN)
- Huntland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvest, with the one closest to Harvest listed first.
- Ardmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Wheelerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Prospect
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Frankewing
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Green Field
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Minor Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lawrence County (TN)
- Appleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harvest, with the one closest to Harvest listed first.
- Cash Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Coldwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Camargo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Dellrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Molino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Park City Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Pearl City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Howell Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Harms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Clarks Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Corder Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Marshall County (TN)
- Delina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delina is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harvest, see our County-by-County Page for Harvest.
Cemeteries Near Harvest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harvest.
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 Harvest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harvest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harvest, with the one closest to Harvest listed first.
- Tuck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Browning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hutchings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dedman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fords Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pulley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bouldin - Hammond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Booker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carroll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1219 more) ...
- Hammond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Turner 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.<2>
While we didn't find Harvest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harvest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harvest, with the one closest to Harvest listed first.
- Cluttsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
- Jeff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Madison Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Monrovia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Gladstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Caro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Meridianville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Cash Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Blanche
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fisk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fisk is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Elkmont Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harvest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harvest.
Newspapers Published in Harvest ...
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 Harvest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harvest, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harvest.
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 websites either 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 Harvest:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Jackson County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Morgan County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall 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> | 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 Harvest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Harvest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |