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 Hepsidam (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 Hepsidam. 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 and 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.
Hepsidam is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Limestone, Morgan & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Hepsidam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hepsidam:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Hepsidam)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepsidam, with the one closest to Hepsidam listed first.
- Wren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Moulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Muck City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mountain Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Chalybeate Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepsidam, with the one closest to Hepsidam listed first.
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Leighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Spring Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- White House Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Nitrate City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepsidam, with the one closest to Hepsidam listed first.
- Jones' Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Chances Crossroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Crane Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vinemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Vinemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Ardell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Trimble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Cullman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepsidam, with the one closest to Hepsidam listed first.
- Churntown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Phil Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Lauderdale County
- Dells Vista Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepsidam, with the one closest to Hepsidam listed first.
- Harris Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepsidam, with the one closest to Hepsidam listed first.
- Bear Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thornhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Hackleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepsidam, with the one closest to Hepsidam listed first.
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Trinity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartselle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Austinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Flint City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Russell Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Falkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lacon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Leesdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Moulton Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepsidam, with the one closest to Hepsidam listed first.
- Marylee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Nauvoo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slicklizzard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepsidam, with the one closest to Hepsidam listed first.
- Grayson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Upshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Ashridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Addison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Double Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Littleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Haleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hepsidam, see our County-by-County Page for Hepsidam.
Cemeteries Near Hepsidam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hepsidam.
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 Hepsidam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hepsidam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hepsidam, with the one closest to Hepsidam listed first.
- McLemore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tapsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cheatham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bogar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunyan Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cheatham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aldridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holmes Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (751 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilborn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Hepsidam in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hepsidam.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hepsidam, with the one closest to Hepsidam listed first.
- Ellaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Landersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Moulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Jesseton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Kinlock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kinlock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinlock
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Upshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Pebble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Addison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hatton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Double Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hepsidam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hepsidam.
Newspapers Published in Hepsidam ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hepsidam.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hepsidam, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hepsidam.
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 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 Hepsidam:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Walker County
- Winston 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 Hepsidam, 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- Hepsidam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |