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 Heathermoor Estates (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 Heathermoor Estates. 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 Heathermoor Estates ...
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 Heathermoor Estates: Heathermoor Ests.
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 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.
Heathermoor Estates is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Heathermoor Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heathermoor Estates:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Heathermoor Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heathermoor Estates, with the one closest to Heathermoor Estates listed first.
- Woodland Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Moody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Brompton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Acmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Cook's Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Argo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Margaret
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Odenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Avondale Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heathermoor Estates, with the one closest to Heathermoor Estates listed first.
- Dale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Compton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Remlap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Selfville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Dallas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- County Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Adville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Highland Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Locust Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Straight Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Allgood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Appalachian
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Little Warrior
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heathermoor Estates, with the one closest to Heathermoor Estates listed first.
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Eastaboga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heathermoor Estates, with the one closest to Heathermoor Estates listed first.
- Leeds
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Scott City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Lola City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Breakstone Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McCombs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Cahaba Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Trussville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Weems
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heathermoor Estates, with the one closest to Heathermoor Estates listed first.
- Dunnavant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunavant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Vandiver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sterrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shoal Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Calcis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Bridgeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Lake Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Westover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Meadowbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Inverness
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Chelsea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harpersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heathermoor Estates, with the one closest to Heathermoor Estates listed first.
- East Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Logan Martin Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Windsong Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alpine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Childersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Bon Air
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Winterboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Talladega
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zubers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Rendalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heathermoor Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Heathermoor Estates.
Cemeteries Near Heathermoor Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heathermoor Estates.
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 Heathermoor Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heathermoor Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heathermoor Estates, with the one closest to Heathermoor Estates listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henry Ellen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Moody.
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stewarts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Crest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trussville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville Cemetery
- The Trussville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cahawba Baptist Cemetery
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26737 <2>
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McCombs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lawleys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Heathermoor Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heathermoor Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heathermoor Estates, with the one closest to Heathermoor Estates listed first.
- Leeds
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Dunnavant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Brompton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- McCombs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Trussville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vandiver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodward is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Rock Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Weems
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Irondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sterrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lowery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lowery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery
- Cook's Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Argo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heathermoor Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heathermoor Estates.
Newspapers Published in Heathermoor Estates ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heathermoor Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heathermoor Estates, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heathermoor Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Heathermoor Estates:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Jefferson County
- Shelby County
- Talladega 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 Heathermoor Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Heathermoor Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |