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 Killian Mill (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 Killian Mill. 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 Killian Mill ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Killian Mill: Killian Ml. (or less commonly used: Killian Mll.)
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 southwest 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Killian Mill is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Killian Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Killian Mill:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Killian Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Killian Mill, with the one closest to Killian Mill listed first.
- Bootsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Luna ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Douglas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Guest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Dog Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Chavies
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Fort Payne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Calhoun County
- Collins ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Killian Mill, with the one closest to Killian Mill listed first.
- Taft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Sand Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Blanche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ringgold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Leesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Broomtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Grover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Cedar Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Killian Mill, with the one closest to Killian Mill listed first.
- Keener
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Yancy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Hale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Wilsonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Duck Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Coat's Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Whitesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Ballplay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Crudup
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Killian Mill, with the one closest to Killian Mill listed first.
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dutton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Section
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Gray ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Langston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Scottsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Killian Mill, with the one closest to Killian Mill listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Mid ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Hustleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Boaz
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Albertville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Columbus City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- North ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Rayburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Wyeth City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Killian Mill, with the one closest to Killian Mill listed first.
- Menlo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Cloudland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Lyerly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berryton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Summerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Trion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <1>
- Dade County (GA)
- Rising Fawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Killian Mill, with the one closest to Killian Mill listed first.
- Coosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oreburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Killian Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Killian Mill.
Cemeteries Near Killian Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Killian Mill.
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 Killian Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Killian Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Killian Mill, with the one closest to Killian Mill listed first.
- Killian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Downer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Husky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hammack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wesson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Killian Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Killian Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Killian Mill, with the one closest to Killian Mill listed first.
- Lebanon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Collbran
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Portersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Luna ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Lydia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Loveless
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
- Chavies
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Wills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Fort Payne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Floy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Blake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Luttrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Killian Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Killian Mill.
Newspapers Published in Killian Mill ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Killian Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Killian Mill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Killian Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Killian Mill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Killian Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Killian Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |