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 Jamestown (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 Jamestown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Jamestown is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Jamestown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jamestown:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Jamestown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Blanche
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Grover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Broomtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Taft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Gaylesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Adamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Lickskillet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Payne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Dog Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Bankhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Valley Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hammondville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Mentone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Hale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Ballplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Keener
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Turkeytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Yancy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Coat's Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Banner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Duck Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Rock City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dutton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Flat Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Section
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Higdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Langston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- Peters ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Menlo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Chattoogaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Lyerly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cloudland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Berryton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Summerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Trion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <1>
- Zula ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Coosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Armuchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Robealou Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Floyd Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Mount Berry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summerville Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Cave Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Atlanta Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Gordon County (GA)
- Plainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County (GA)
- Etna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Bronco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Martindale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- LaFayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Cassandra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Kensington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jamestown, see our County-by-County Page for Jamestown.
Cemeteries Near Jamestown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jamestown.
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 Jamestown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jamestown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Mosely Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Henderson - Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Broomtown
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jamestown had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- New Moon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Grover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Broomtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Chesterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Hurley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hurley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Fullerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fullerton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Chattoogaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Menlo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fort Payne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gaylesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jamestown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jamestown.
Newspapers Published in Jamestown ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jamestown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jamestown, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jamestown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Jamestown:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Polk County
- Walker 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 Jamestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jamestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |