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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 Hueytown (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 Hueytown. 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.

Hueytown is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Hueytown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hueytown, with the one closest to Hueytown listed first.
    • Industrial City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
    • Concord
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
    • Blue Creek Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
    • Old Jonesboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dolomite
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Bessemer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lipscomb
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
    • McCalla
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Adger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hueytown, with the one closest to Hueytown listed first.
    • Green Pond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodstock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Blocton Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Bibb
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bibb is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
    • Cane Creek ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
    • Eddings
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Eddings is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
    • Belle Ellen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Burmah ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Burmah is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
    • Italian Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
    • Nash Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Nash Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
    • Seymour
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Seymour is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Blocton ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Blocton is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hueytown, with the one closest to Hueytown listed first.
    • Dale ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dale is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Warrior
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Red Hill is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Saint Clair County
    • Woodland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hueytown, with the one closest to Hueytown listed first.
    • Bamford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bamford is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
    • Falliston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Falliston is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
    • Helena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tacoa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
    • Tulse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tulse is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
    • Indian Springs Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Alabaster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sawmill Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
    • Brantleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pelham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Inverness
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Inverness is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Aden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Tuscaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hueytown, with the one closest to Hueytown listed first.
    • Tannehill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
    • Lake View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Abernant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bull City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
    • Kellerman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Brookwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vance
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Coaling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
    • Peterson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottondale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Wood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
  • Walker County

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

Cemeteries Near Hueytown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hueytown.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hueytown, with the one closest to Hueytown 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>

While we didn't find Hueytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hueytown.

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

  • Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
  • McAdory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • McAdory is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdory
  • Old Jonesboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Creek Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
  • Collins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Collins is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Chinn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chinn is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn
  • Bessemer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dolomite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Adger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • McCalla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sloss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sloss is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloss
  • Brickyard Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Brickyard Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Junction
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Woodward Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Woodward Junction is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Junction
    • Hillman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Hillman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
    • Ezra
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ezra is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hueytown ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hueytown.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hueytown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hueytown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hueytown.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> of Hueytown.

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 Hueytown:

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 Hueytown, 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' (or 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- Hueytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.