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 Island Creek Ferry (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 Island Creek Ferry. 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.
Name Variations for Island Creek Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Island Creek Ferry: Island Crk. Ferry (or less commonly used: Island Ck. Ferry or Island Cr. Ferry)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Island Creek Ferry is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Island Creek Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Island Creek Ferry:
- Jackson County (The home county of Island Creek Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Island Creek Ferry listed first.
- Bridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Bryant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Haynes Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Eliza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Island Creek Ferry listed first.
- Cartersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Ider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Henagar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kaolin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Hammondville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Mentone
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sylvania
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Valley Head
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bankhead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Island Creek Ferry listed first.
- Fort Oglethorpe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Blue Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Newnan Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Boynton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Dafron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Island Creek Ferry listed first.
- Cloudland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Island Creek Ferry listed first.
- Cole City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Stewart Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rising Fawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Island Creek Ferry listed first.
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Thompsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Cassandra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Chattanooga Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Lookout Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Flintstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rock City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Kensington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fantasy Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Chickamauga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coffee County (TN)
- Ruthledge Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Island Creek Ferry listed first.
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Saint Marys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Sand Switch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <1>
- Greenhaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Decherd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Island Creek Ferry listed first.
- Monteagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sartain Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Pelham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coalmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Island Creek Ferry listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tiftonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Saint Elmo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Valley Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Chattanooga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Signal Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Signal Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milbro Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Orchard Knob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Midvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Island Creek Ferry listed first.
- Richard City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Orme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Kimball
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vulcan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whiteside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Comfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Powells Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sequatchie County (TN)
- Cartwright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Island Creek Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Island Creek Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Island Creek Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Island Creek Ferry.
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 Island Creek Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Island Creek Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Island Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Island Creek Ferry listed first.
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ridley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Abbott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Potato Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (625 more) ...
- Bonaventure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Island Creek Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Island Creek Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Island Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Island Creek Ferry listed first.
- Bridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Long Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Stevenson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Higdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fabius
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fabius is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- South Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cole City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Shellmound ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shellmound is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Kimball
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wannville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wannville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vulcan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Fackler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Island Creek Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Island Creek Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Island Creek Ferry ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Island Creek Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Island Creek Ferry, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Island Creek Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Island Creek Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Sequatchie 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> | 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 Island Creek Ferry, 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- Island Creek Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |