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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 Horton (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 Horton. 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 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 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.

Horton is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.

Below are the counties that are near Horton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horton:

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Horton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Bartlett ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Bartlett is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Reedbrake ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
    • Douglas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Douglas is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Hyatt
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowen ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Bowen is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • Rabbit Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
    • Street ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Street is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
    • Gregory
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Albertville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Spring ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Big Spring is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Boaz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mill Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Mill Village is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
  • Blount County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Southside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Level
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cochran Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Douthrittville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
  • Cherokee County
  • Cullman County
  • DeKalb County
  • Etowah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Greer ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Greer is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Aurora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mountainboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
    • Sardis City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
    • Carlisle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Egypt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Howelton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Altoona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Whitesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Benson ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Benson is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Haworth ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Haworth is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
    • Gallant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Langston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodsonville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
    • Aspel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dry Cove ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
    • Rock City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
  • Madison County
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
    • Hulaco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hulaco is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
    • Ryan Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Apple Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Briscoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Morgan City is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
    • Florette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Eva is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eva <1>
    • Lacey's Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Valhermoso Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Clair County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horton, see our County-by-County Page for Horton.

Cemeteries Near Horton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horton.

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 Horton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Horton had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.

  • Reedbrake ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
  • Bartlett ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bartlett is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Hyatt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Street ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Street is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
  • Alice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alice is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Red Apple ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Red Apple is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
  • McLarty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Highmound
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Albertville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sidney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sidney is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Snead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bright Star
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horton.

Newspapers Published in Horton ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horton.

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 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 Horton:

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 Horton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Horton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.