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 Joppa (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 Joppa. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Joppa is located in Cullman County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cullman County: Blount, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Joppa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joppa:
- Cullman County (The home county of Joppa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Baileyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyton
- Baileyton is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyton <1>
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Holly Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Pond
- Holly Pond is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Pond <1>
- Baileytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Simcoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- East Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Cullman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
- Cullman is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <1>
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Cullman County
- South Vinemont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemont
- Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinemont <1>
- Hanceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
- Hanceville is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <1>
- Good Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Fowler ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Brooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Bright Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Craig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Mountain Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Highmound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Blountsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Blountsville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <1>
- Royal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Snead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Snead is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snead <1>
- Clarence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Susan Moore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Whiton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Grove Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Altoona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <1>
- Walnut Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Sardis City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Mountainboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Egypt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Gallant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Benson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Whitesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Ivalee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <1>
- Paint Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Swancott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Westlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Mooresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Mooresville is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <1>
- Belle Mina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Mina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Whitesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Hope is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <1>
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- English Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Owens' Cross Roads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
- Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <1>
- Triana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Berkley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Big Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Chelsea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Greenwycke Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwycke Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Gurley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Gurley is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <1>
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <1>
- Lincoln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Pine Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Arab
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
- Arab is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <1>
- Ruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Askea Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Grassy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Scant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Union Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Grove <1>
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Bowen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferns Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Hulaco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Ryan Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Apple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Briscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Florette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Eva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
- Eva is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eva <1>
- Morgan City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Valhermoso Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valhermoso Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhermoso Springs
- Valhermoso Springs is located in Morgan County
- Former names for Valhermoso Springs:
- Chunn Springs
- White Sulphur Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valhermoso Springs <1>
- Lacey's Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey's Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey's Spring
- Lacey's Spring is located in Morgan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey's Spring <1>
- Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Winton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Lacon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Falkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
- Falkville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joppa, see our County-by-County Page for Joppa.
Newspapers Published in Joppa ...
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 Joppa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joppa, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joppa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Joppa:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Cullman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- DeKalb County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Etowah County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Limestone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marshall County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blount County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Cullman County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Cullman County
Cemeteries Near Joppa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joppa.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joppa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Corinth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Arab.
- The Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hill Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
- Hebron Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23338 <4>
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
- Baileyton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baileyton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baileyton Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Harmony Cemetery
- New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- The New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
- Arab City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arab City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Arab.
- The Arab City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arab Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arab City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976876 <4>
- Ryan Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryan Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryan Memorial Gardens
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (623 more) ...
- Lystra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lystra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lystra Cemetery
- Eidson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eidson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eidson Chapel Cemetery
- Warrior Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warrior Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warrior Creek Cemetery
- Lystra Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Joppa had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Hulaco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Arab
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
- Arab is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <1>
- Baileyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyton
- Baileyton is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
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- Strawberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Apple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Grassy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Oleander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Holly Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Pond
- Holly Pond is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
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- Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Union Grove is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
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- Brooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Sidney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joppa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joppa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Cullman County: www.co.cullman.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Joppa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Joppa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2979, Longitude: -86.5568 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Joppa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |