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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hix. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hix to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hix, please Contact Us.
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 Hix (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 Hix. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hix is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Hix. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hix:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Hix)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Gibson Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Luttrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Fyffe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Grove Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Chigger Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Powell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Floy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Guest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Rainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Geraldine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Sand Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Blanche
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Broomtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Grover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Cedar Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Yancy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Keener
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Sardis City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Whitesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Mountainboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Crudup
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Turkeytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Greer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Langston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Gray ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Scottsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Aspel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Berkley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Gurley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Mid ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Columbus City Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Hustleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Grant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- North ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Rayburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Albertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Boaz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Cloudland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <2>
- Chattoogaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hix, see our County-by-County Page for Hix.
Cemeteries Near Hix ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hix.
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 Hix - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hix covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Fyffe Cemetery
- Haigwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Broadway Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalrymple Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Town Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find Hix in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hix.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hix, with the one closest to Hix listed first.
- Luttrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Ten Broeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Grove Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Talley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Floy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Geraldine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lydia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Pendergrass ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pendergrass is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
- Luna ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Langston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jink ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whiton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Skirum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skirum is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skirum
- Wills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hix. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hix.
Newspapers Published in Hix ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hix.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hix, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hix.
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 Hix:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Hix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |