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 Hickory Ridge (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 Hickory Ridge. 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 Hickory Ridge ...
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 Hickory Ridge: Hickory Rdg. (or less commonly used: Hickory Rdge. or Hickory Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Ridge.
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.
Hickory Ridge is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Jefferson, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Hickory Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Ridge:
- Shelby County (The home county of Hickory Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Inverness
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Indian Springs Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Lake Purdy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Bridgeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chelsea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shoal Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Tacoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Falliston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alabaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Eddings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Green Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Belle Ellen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Brierfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Woodstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Blocton Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Dale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Warrior
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Compton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- County Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Remlap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Jemison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jumbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Coosa County
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Cahaba Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vestavia Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Brook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- English Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Oxmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Ishkooda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Mason City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Vincent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Brompton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Moody
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Acmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Cook's Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Argo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Margaret
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- East Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Childersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Logan Martin Dam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Bon Air
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Talladega Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Zubers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Comerdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Gantts Quarry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Tannehill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Lake View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Abernant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Quinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Yerkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Burnwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Oakahalla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Reeds Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Wyatt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Ridge.
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 Hickory Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Acton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bryan Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Croft Acton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Southern Heritage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Heritage Cemetery
- The Southern Heritage Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rideout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Ridout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cahaba Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Hickory Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Oxmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Tacoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Spaulding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Ishkooda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Falliston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Irondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Powderly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powderly is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- East Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Birmingham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Ridge ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Ridge, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Ridge.
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 helpful 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 Hickory Ridge:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker 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 Hickory Ridge, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |