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 Higgins Ferry (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 Higgins Ferry. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Higgins Ferry is located in Coosa 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 Coosa County: Chilton, Clay, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Higgins Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Higgins Ferry:
- Coosa County (The home county of Higgins Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Ferry, with the one closest to Higgins Ferry listed first.
- Dollar
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Pentonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Rockford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Weogufka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Hissop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Cottage Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Nixburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Stewartville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Equality
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Ray
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Mount Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Fishpond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Ferry, with the one closest to Higgins Ferry listed first.
- Marbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Pine Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Billingsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Millbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Booth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Melmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Prattville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Ferry, with the one closest to Higgins Ferry listed first.
- Tucker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Oakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Brierfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Lawley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Active
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Ferry, with the one closest to Higgins Ferry listed first.
- Verbena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Jumbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Mountain Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Clanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thorsby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jemison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Adams
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Maplesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Riderville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Clay County
- Hollins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Dallas County
- Plantersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Ferry, with the one closest to Higgins Ferry listed first.
- Lightwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Titus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Deatsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Adkin Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Seman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Elmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Robinson Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Central
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Coosada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wetumpka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Eclectic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Ferry, with the one closest to Higgins Ferry listed first.
- Pine Grove Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Calera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Montevallo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Ferry, with the one closest to Higgins Ferry listed first.
- Talladega Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fayetteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Gantts Quarry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Mignon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Sylacauga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Comerdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Zubers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Oldfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Bon Air
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Childersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Ferry, with the one closest to Higgins Ferry listed first.
- Our Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Alexander City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Higgins Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Higgins Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Higgins Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Higgins Ferry.
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 Higgins Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Higgins Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Higgins Ferry, with the one closest to Higgins Ferry listed first.
- Ham Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quinsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Proctor Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Refuge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Sunshine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Temple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Higgins Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Higgins Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Higgins Ferry, with the one closest to Higgins Ferry listed first.
- Dollar
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Quinsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quinsey is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey
- Travelers Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
- Moriah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moriah is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Verbena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Gold Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
- Mountain Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Jumbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Clanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lightwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Marble Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Titus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bentleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bentleyville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Lomax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Higgins Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Higgins Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Higgins Ferry ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Higgins Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Higgins Ferry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Higgins Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Higgins Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Clay County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa 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> | 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 Higgins Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Higgins Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |