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 Hopper (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 Hopper. 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 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.
Hopper is located in Etowah 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 Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Hopper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopper:
- Etowah County (The home county of Hopper)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Howelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Gallant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Altoona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Nix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Ivalee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Greer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Ridgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Snead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bird ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Wynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Highmound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Hoods Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Taits Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Fridays Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Susan Moore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Craig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Bright Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Southside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Oak Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Ohatchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Grayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Macon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Mack ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Clark ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Ball Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Leesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Holly Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Joppa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Simcoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Hanceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rodentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Crossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Cotnam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Whiton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Geraldine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Collinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Ayres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Masseyline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Village Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Whitesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Boaz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hyatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Albertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Rabbit Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Street ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Hulaco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Steele
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Ragland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Springville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Wattsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Coal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Odenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Argo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Margaret
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopper, see our County-by-County Page for Hopper.
Cemeteries Near Hopper ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopper.
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 Hopper - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopper covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robbins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gallant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dillard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Bird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Altoona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Hopper in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopper.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopper, with the one closest to Hopper listed first.
- Redbud
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Gallant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Howelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Nix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Stanfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanfield is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Bird ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Steele
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Norton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Norton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Snead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopper. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopper.
Newspapers Published in Hopper ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopper.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopper, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopper.
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 Hopper:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hopper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hopper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |