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 Hatchet Creek (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 Hatchet Creek. 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 Hatchet Creek ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hatchet Creek: Hatchet Crk. (or less commonly used: Hatchet Ck. or Hatchet Cr.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Hatchet Creek is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Hatchet Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hatchet Creek:
- Clay County (The home county of Hatchet Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchet Creek, with the one closest to Hatchet Creek listed first.
- Chambers Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Millerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Harkins Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Hollins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Erin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Lineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Barfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Cragford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Haynes Crossroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchet Creek, with the one closest to Hatchet Creek listed first.
- Eastaboga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bynum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Hobson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Cobb Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Eulaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Oxanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchet Creek, with the one closest to Hatchet Creek listed first.
- Abel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hollis Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchet Creek, with the one closest to Hatchet Creek listed first.
- Goodwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Stewartville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Kellyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Weogufka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Ray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Fishpond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Hissop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Rockford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Nixburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchet Creek, with the one closest to Hatchet Creek listed first.
- Christiana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Almond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Ofelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Malone Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Wadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forester Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Milner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchet Creek, with the one closest to Hatchet Creek listed first.
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Vincent
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cropwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Avondale Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Glen City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchet Creek, with the one closest to Hatchet Creek listed first.
- Harpersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calcis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Wilsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sterrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Westover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchet Creek, with the one closest to Hatchet Creek listed first.
- Chandler Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Rendalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Waldo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Winterboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Oldfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Sylacauga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ironaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Mignon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchet Creek, with the one closest to Hatchet Creek listed first.
- Hackneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Goldville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Cowpens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- New Site
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Alexander City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Daviston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Truett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Jacksons' Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Our Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Matilda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hatchet Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Hatchet Creek.
Cemeteries Near Hatchet Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hatchet Creek.
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 Hatchet Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hatchet Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hatchet Creek, with the one closest to Hatchet Creek listed first.
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hatchett Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harvell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horns Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Simmons Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Simmons Community Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Millerville.
- The Simmons Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simmons Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26284 <3>
- Rozelle & Chandler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Germany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Cemetery
- The Germany Cemetery has also been known as:
- Germany Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22989 <3>
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Poe Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smelley Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south of Talladega.
- The Smelley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smelley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2495949 <3>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hatchet Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hatchet Creek, with the one closest to Hatchet Creek listed first.
- Smelley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smelley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley
- Chandler Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Millerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Rendalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Berney's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Oldfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Hollins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Waldo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Sylacauga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goodwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Talladega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Bluff Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hatchet Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hatchet Creek.
Newspapers Published in Hatchet Creek ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hatchet Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hatchet Creek, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hatchet Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hatchet Creek:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa 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 from Point A (ie- Hatchet Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Hatchet Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |