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 Jenkins (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 Jenkins. 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 Jenkins ...
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.
While the name of this community is Jenkins, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jenkins may originally have been Jenkin's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jenkins. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jenkins.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Jenkins is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Jenkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jenkins:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Jenkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Nances Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Jacksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Merrellton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Booker T City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Weaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Angel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Blue Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Spring Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Ball Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Exie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Rock Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Tecumseh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Moshat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Noah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Delta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Haynes Crossroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Barfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Grantley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Edwardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Heflin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fruithurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Borden Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Muscadine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Ai
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Abel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hollis Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Cobb City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Hokes Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glencoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Burns Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Pilgrims Rest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Coat's Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- East Gadsden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Morrison Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Milner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Newell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Christiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Saint Clair County
- Ragland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Coldwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Kentuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Silver Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Grant Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Lincoln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Jake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Floyd County (GA)
- Cave Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Tallapoosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Budapest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Felton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Waco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <2>
- Bremen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Esom Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cedartown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jenkins, see our County-by-County Page for Jenkins.
Cemeteries Near Jenkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jenkins.
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 Jenkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jenkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- Rabbittown Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williamson - Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nances Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whites Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Community Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McCain's Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain's Chapel Cemetery
- The McCain's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCain Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24288 <3>
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fourmile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wellborn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Boozer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jenkins had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jenkins, with the one closest to Jenkins listed first.
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Nances Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Jacksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merrellton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Grantley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Choccolocco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Piedmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Heflin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oak Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ladiga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ladiga is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiga
- Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Blue Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jenkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jenkins.
Newspapers Published in Jenkins ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jenkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jenkins, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jenkins.
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 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 Jenkins:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Etowah County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jenkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jenkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |