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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 Hayes Crossing (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 Hayes Crossing. 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 Hayes Crossing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Hayes Crossing: Hayes Xing.
- While the name of this community is Hayes Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hayes Crossing may originally have been Haye's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hayes Crossing might be written as Haye Crossing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hayes Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hayes Crossing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hayes Crossing is located in Walker 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 Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Hayes Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hayes Crossing:
- Walker County (The home county of Hayes Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Crossing, with the one closest to Hayes Crossing listed first.
- Patton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Corona
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Oakman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <2>
- Coal Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Parrish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Townley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- America
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Goodsprings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Gamble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edgil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Crossing, with the one closest to Hayes Crossing listed first.
- Ardell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Arkadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Crossing, with the one closest to Hayes Crossing listed first.
- Alta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bankston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Rossland City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Bazemore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Fayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Kirkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Belk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Ashcraft Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Gu - Win
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Crossing, with the one closest to Hayes Crossing listed first.
- Black Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- West Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Short Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Toadvine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Media
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ezra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Robbins Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Rock Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sayre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Sylvan Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Graysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Crossing, with the one closest to Hayes Crossing listed first.
- Rock City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Winfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brilliant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Crossing, with the one closest to Hayes Crossing listed first.
- New Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Samantha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Bull City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Kellerman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Lake Front Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes Crossing, with the one closest to Hayes Crossing listed first.
- Farriss
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Lynn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Natural Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slick Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Arley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Double Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hayes Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Hayes Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Hayes Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hayes Crossing.
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 Hayes Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hayes Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hayes Crossing, with the one closest to Hayes Crossing listed first.
- Key Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Infant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patton Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gibson Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swindle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (513 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boley Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Hayes Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hayes Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hayes Crossing, with the one closest to Hayes Crossing listed first.
- Patton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Corona
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Coal Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Alta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parrish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Townley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Wiley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Bankston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Carbon Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Edgil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Saragossa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- New Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hayes Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hayes Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Hayes Crossing ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayes Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hayes Crossing, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hayes Crossing.
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 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 Hayes Crossing:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Marion County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hayes Crossing, 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- Hayes Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |