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 Jackson Heights (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 Jackson Heights. 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 Jackson Heights ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Jackson Heights: Jackson Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jackson Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jackson Heights.
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 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.
Jackson Heights is located in Colbert 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 Colbert County: Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Jackson Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jackson Heights:
- Colbert County (The home county of Jackson Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Heights, with the one closest to Jackson Heights listed first.
- Muscle Shoals
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tuscumbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Wilson Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- White House Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Leighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Heights, with the one closest to Jackson Heights listed first.
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Belgreen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Churntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Spruce Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Phil Campbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Site
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Burntout
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Heights, with the one closest to Jackson Heights listed first.
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Cypress Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Saint Florian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Jacksonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- McGee Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Bailey Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Killen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arnot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Heights, with the one closest to Jackson Heights listed first.
- Edmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Town Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Red Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Courtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Courtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Mount Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Mountain Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Heights, with the one closest to Jackson Heights listed first.
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Poplar Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ripley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- Oldham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Heights, with the one closest to Jackson Heights listed first.
- Iron City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Liberty Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Loretto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westpoint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Busby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Appleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Heights, with the one closest to Jackson Heights listed first.
- Cypress Inn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Corning ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Collinwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jackson Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Jackson Heights.
Cemeteries Near Jackson Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackson Heights.
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 Jackson Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jackson Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jackson Heights, with the one closest to Jackson Heights listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Murphy - Kemper - Cockburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blocker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pearsall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colbert County Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aycock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (671 more) ...
- Glendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitamore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Jackson Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jackson Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jackson Heights, with the one closest to Jackson Heights listed first.
- South Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Tuscumbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Leighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Saint Florian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Jacksonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Littleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Bingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bailey Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Edmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jackson Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jackson Heights.
Newspapers Published in Jackson Heights ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jackson Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jackson Heights, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jackson Heights.
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 Jackson Heights:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Colbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Tishomingo County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Jackson Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Jackson Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |