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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 Kings Ferry (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 Kings Ferry. 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 Kings Ferry ...
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 Kings Ferry: Kings Fry. (or less commonly used: Kings Frry.)
- While the name of this community is Kings Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kings Ferry may originally have been King's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kings Ferry might be written as King Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Kings Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kings Ferry.
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.
Kings Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Kings Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kings Ferry:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Kings Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Foster's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sahama Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Duncanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Ingleside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Tuscaloosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- University
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Northport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alberta City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Coker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cottondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Wood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Pondville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Scottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Brent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blocton Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Centreville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- North Bibb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- West Blocton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Mantua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Eutaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- West Greene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Lizzieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Moundville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Powers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Oak Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Akron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rosemary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Brush Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Morgan Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Jericho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Benevola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Gordo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Olney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Bell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Lubbub
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Stansel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Aliceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kings Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Kings Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Kings Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kings Ferry.
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 Kings Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kings Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Hulls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jones - Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carthage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grants Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (487 more) ...
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sylvan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Kings Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kings Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Hull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Foster's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Englewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Powers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Romulus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Tuscaloosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Havana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Havana is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- University
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Northport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cottondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kings Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kings Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Kings Ferry ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kings Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kings Ferry, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kings Ferry.
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 either 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 Kings Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Perry County
- Pickens 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 Kings Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Kings Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |