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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 Henagar (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 Henagar. 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 southeast 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 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.

Henagar is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).

Below are the counties that are near Henagar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henagar:

  • DeKalb County     (The home county of Henagar)
  • Cherokee County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henagar, with the one closest to Henagar listed first.
    • Central
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pisgah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gray ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Gray is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Dutton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Flat Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellefonte ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferncliff ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
    • Hollywood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Fackler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fackler is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
    • Section
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henagar, with the one closest to Henagar listed first.
    • Mid ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mid is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
    • Peters ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Peters is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Columbus City Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
    • Grant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Columbus City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbus City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
  • Chattooga County (GA)
  • Dade County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henagar, with the one closest to Henagar listed first.
    • Rising Fawn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stewart Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
    • Trenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cole City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
    • Morganville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
    • Wildwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Walker County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henagar, with the one closest to Henagar listed first.
    • Cassandra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bronco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
    • Durham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
    • Kensington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Thompsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
    • Martindale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
    • LaFayette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Linwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Linwood is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Franklin County (TN)
  • Marion County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Henagar, with the one closest to Henagar listed first.
    • Richard City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
    • New Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Orme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • South Pittsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kimball
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Vulcan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Whiteside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ketchall ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henagar, see our County-by-County Page for Henagar.

Cemeteries Near Henagar ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henagar.

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 Henagar - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henagar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henagar, with the one closest to Henagar listed first.

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, Henagar had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Henagar had a population of 2,367 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Henagar, with the one closest to Henagar listed first.

  • Snake Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
  • Rosalie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rosalie is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
  • Mahan ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahan is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
  • Pisgah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Index ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Index is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
  • Ider
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Blake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Blake is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Musgrove ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
  • Valley Head
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cordell ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cordell is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
  • Mentone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henagar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henagar.

Newspapers Published in Henagar ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henagar.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henagar, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henagar.

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 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 Henagar:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Henagar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Henagar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.