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 Kellys Crossroads (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 Kellys Crossroads. 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 Kellys Crossroads ...
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 Kellys Crossroads: Kellys Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Kellys Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kellys Crossroads may originally have been Kelly's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kellys Crossroads might be written as Kelly Crossroads.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Kellys Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kellys Crossroads.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Kellys Crossroads is located in Geneva 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 Geneva County: Coffee, Covington, Dale, Houston, Holmes (FL) & Walton (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Kellys Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kellys Crossroads:
- Geneva County (The home county of Kellys Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellys Crossroads, with the one closest to Kellys Crossroads listed first.
- Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Bellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Slocomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chancellor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Scranton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Coffee Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Malvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellys Crossroads, with the one closest to Kellys Crossroads listed first.
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Battens Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Goodman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Clintonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- New Brockton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alberton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Kinston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mixson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Elba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellys Crossroads, with the one closest to Kellys Crossroads listed first.
- County Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Beulah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellys Crossroads, with the one closest to Kellys Crossroads listed first.
- Clayhatchee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Level Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Fort Rucker
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Holiday Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinckard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Ewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Ozark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellys Crossroads, with the one closest to Kellys Crossroads listed first.
- Merritts Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Taylor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Parker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Rehobeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Madrid
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Madrid is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Hodgesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Keyton's
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Dothan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Parish
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Cottonwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cowarts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellys Crossroads, with the one closest to Kellys Crossroads listed first.
- Esto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Izagora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Cerrogordo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Bonifay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellys Crossroads, with the one closest to Kellys Crossroads listed first.
- Graceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jacob City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Cottondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walton County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellys Crossroads, with the one closest to Kellys Crossroads listed first.
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Pleasant Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellys Crossroads, with the one closest to Kellys Crossroads listed first.
- Caryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chipley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Washington County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Brock Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kellys Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Kellys Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Kellys Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kellys Crossroads.
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 Kellys Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kellys Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kellys Crossroads, with the one closest to Kellys Crossroads listed first.
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adoniram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pondtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spike Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eunola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Kellys Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kellys Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kellys Crossroads, with the one closest to Kellys Crossroads listed first.
- Highfalls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highfalls is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- High Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Bluff is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
- Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Warwick ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Vaughanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughanville is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
- Clayhatchee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Coffee Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Izagora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Fadette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fadette is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette
- Marl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marl is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Graceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Level Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Cerrogordo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kellys Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kellys Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Kellys Crossroads ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kellys Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kellys Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kellys Crossroads.
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 Kellys Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Geneva County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Covington County
- Dale County
- Houston County
- Holmes County
- Jackson County
- Walton County
- Washington 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> | 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 Kellys Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kellys Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |