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 Kirklands 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 Kirklands 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 Kirklands 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 Kirklands Crossroads: Kirklands Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Kirklands Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kirklands Crossroads may originally have been Kirkland's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kirklands Crossroads might be written as Kirkland 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Kirklands Crossroads is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Barbour, Dale, Houston, Clay (GA) & Early (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Kirklands Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kirklands Crossroads:
- Henry County (The home county of Kirklands Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklands Crossroads, with the one closest to Kirklands Crossroads listed first.
- Newville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Headland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Capps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Oakey Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Abbeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graball
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Haleburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Shorterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Screamer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklands Crossroads, with the one closest to Kirklands Crossroads listed first.
- Blue Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Elamville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Louisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Cotton Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklands Crossroads, with the one closest to Kirklands Crossroads listed first.
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Java
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Roeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Clintonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Frisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Battens Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Mixson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- New Brockton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklands Crossroads, with the one closest to Kirklands Crossroads listed first.
- Napier Field
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Grimes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Midland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bertha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Mabson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Pinckard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Skipperville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Ozark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clopton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Arguta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklands Crossroads, with the one closest to Kirklands Crossroads listed first.
- Malvern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Slocomb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Scranton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklands Crossroads, with the one closest to Kirklands Crossroads listed first.
- Kinsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Tidwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Dothan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Webb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Cowarts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Williams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Ashford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- Tennille
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Clay County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklands Crossroads, with the one closest to Kirklands Crossroads listed first.
- Fort Gaines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Early County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirklands Crossroads, with the one closest to Kirklands Crossroads listed first.
- Rock Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Sawhatchee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Cedar Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blakely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kirklands Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Kirklands Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Kirklands Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirklands 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 Kirklands Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kirklands Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kirklands Crossroads, with the one closest to Kirklands Crossroads listed first.
- Kirklands Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blackwoods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blackwoods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christian Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sylvan Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Union Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Wiggins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Center 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 Kirklands Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kirklands Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kirklands Crossroads, with the one closest to Kirklands Crossroads listed first.
- Headland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Midland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bertha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Ewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Asbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Tidwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Balkum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Balkum is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum
- Skipperville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Ozark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clopton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Barber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Abbeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arguta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kirklands Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kirklands Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Kirklands 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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirklands Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirklands Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kirklands Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Kirklands Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Coffee County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Houston County
- Pike County
- Clay County
- Early 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 Kirklands Crossroads, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kirklands Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |