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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 Hyatt (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 Hyatt. 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 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.

Hyatt 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 Hyatt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hyatt:

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Hyatt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyatt, with the one closest to Hyatt listed first.
    • Bowen ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowen is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • Street ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Street is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
    • Horton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Spring ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Big Spring is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Douglas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Douglas is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Gregory
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rabbit Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
    • Reedbrake ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
    • Bartlett ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bartlett is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Albertville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mill Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mill Village is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Askea Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blount County
  • Calhoun County
    • Southside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cullman County
  • DeKalb County
  • Etowah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyatt, with the one closest to Hyatt listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Aurora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greer ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Greer is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Sardis City
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Mountainboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
    • Altoona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Carlisle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Egypt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Howelton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Nix ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Nix is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Benson ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Benson is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Clear Springs ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyatt, with the one closest to Hyatt listed first.
    • Langston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodsonville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
    • Woodville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Aspel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Dry Cove ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
    • Paint Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyatt, with the one closest to Hyatt listed first.
    • Steele
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Steele is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <1>
    • Whitney Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ashville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Hyatt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hyatt.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hyatt, with the one closest to Hyatt 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, Hyatt had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Horton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sidney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sidney is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Street ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Street is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
  • Red Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Red Hill is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • McLarty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Reedbrake ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
  • Bartlett ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bartlett is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Diamond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Diamond is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Highmound
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bright Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Albertville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Summit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Snead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Red Apple ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Apple is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
    • Guntersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Hyatt ...

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 Hyatt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hyatt, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hyatt.

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 Hyatt:

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 Hyatt, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hyatt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.