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 Jones Valley (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 Jones Valley. 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 Jones Valley ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Jones Valley: Jones Vly. (or less commonly used: Jones Vally. or Jones Vlly.)
- While the name of this community is Jones Valley, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Valley may originally have been Jone's Valley.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Valley might be written as Jone Valley.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jones Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jones Valley.
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 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 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.
Jones Valley is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Jones Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jones Valley:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Jones Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Valley, with the one closest to Jones Valley listed first.
- Duncan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Ishkooda
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Mason City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- West End
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West End is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oxmoor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Roosevelt - Cairo Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winetka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winetka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winetka
- Fairfield Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
- Midfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ensley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- Lipscomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Westfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Valley, with the one closest to Jones Valley listed first.
- Green Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Eddings
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Blocton Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Belle Ellen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Valley, with the one closest to Jones Valley listed first.
- Dale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Warrior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- County Line
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Red Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Selfville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Compton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Reid's
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Smoke Rise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Remlap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cullman County
- Arkadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Valley, with the one closest to Jones Valley listed first.
- Woodland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Moody
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <2>
- Brompton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Acmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Argo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Vincent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Margaret
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Cook's Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Valley, with the one closest to Jones Valley listed first.
- Inverness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Indian Springs Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Lake Purdy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Meadowbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Tacoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Bridgeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Falliston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pelham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bamford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Shoal Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Alabaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tulse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Talladega County
- East Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Valley, with the one closest to Jones Valley listed first.
- Tannehill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Lake View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Abernant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Bull City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Kellerman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Vance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Valley, with the one closest to Jones Valley listed first.
- Quinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Reeds Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Wyatt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Yerkwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Burnwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Oakahalla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Dora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Sumiton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <2>
- Barney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Creel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Dovertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jones Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Jones Valley.
Cemeteries Near Jones Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Valley.
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 Jones Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jones Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jones Valley, with the one closest to Jones Valley listed first.
- Shadowlawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Grace Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grace Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Grace Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Hill Cemetery
- New Grace Hill Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23071 <3>
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elm Leaf Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22674 <3>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Joley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brighton Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Memorial Gardens
- The Brighton Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Brighton Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enon Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Knesses Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Jones Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jones Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jones Valley, with the one closest to Jones Valley listed first.
- Duncan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Powderly
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Powderly is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
- Ishkooda
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Hillman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Ware
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Oxmoor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Spaulding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Ensley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- Wylam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wylam is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
- Woodward Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodward Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Junction
- Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thomas is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Dolomite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Collins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Sandusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Brickyard Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brickyard Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jones Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones Valley.
Newspapers Published in Jones Valley ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Valley, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Valley.
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 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 Jones Valley:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker 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 Jones Valley, 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 from Point A (ie- Jones Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |