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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 Lacon (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 Lacon. 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 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.

Lacon is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall & Winston.

Below are the counties that are near Lacon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lacon:

  • Morgan County     (The home county of Lacon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacon, with the one closest to Lacon listed first.
    • Falkville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Leesdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leesdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
      • Leesdale is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leesdale
      • From Lacon to Leesdale
    • Cedar Plains
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hartselle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Eva
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Somerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burningtree Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burningtree Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
      • Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
    • Priceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Florette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Danville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
      • Flint City is located in Morgan County
    • Winton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
      • Winton is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winton
      • From Lacon to Winton
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Morgan County
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacon, with the one closest to Lacon listed first.
    • Birdie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
      • Birdie is located in Blount County
    • Mountain Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Blount County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Summit
      • From Lacon to Summit
    • Gum Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
      • Gum Springs is located in Blount County
    • Blountsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Bangor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Brooksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Brooksville is located in Blount County
    • Liberty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Blount County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Liberty
      • From Lacon to Liberty
    • Fowler ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
      • Fowler is located in Blount County
    • Blount Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Bright Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
      • Bright Star is located in Blount County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bright Star
      • From Lacon to Bright Star
    • Nectar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nectar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectar
      • Nectar is located in Blount County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Royal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Blount County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Royal
      • From Lacon to Royal
  • Colbert County
    • Garner ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
      • Garner is located in Colbert County
  • Cullman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacon, with the one closest to Lacon listed first.
    • Vinemont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • South Vinemont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • West Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Cullman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Central
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cullman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • East Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Simcoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simcoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
      • Simcoe is located in Cullman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Simcoe
      • From Lacon to Simcoe
    • Jones' Chapel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Cullman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Berlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chances Crossroad
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Logan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
    • Good Hope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacon, with the one closest to Lacon listed first.
    • Oakville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakville
      • From Lacon to Oakville
    • Wren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Lawrence County
    • Chalybeate Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Moulton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
    • Mountain Home
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Muck City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muck City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
      • Muck City is located in Lawrence County
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacon, with the one closest to Lacon listed first.
    • Westlake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Swancott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swancott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
      • Swancott is located in Limestone County
    • Mooresville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Belle Mina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Mina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
      • Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
    • Harris Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Orrville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
      • Orrville is located in Limestone County
    • Tanner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Capshaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
      • Capshaw is located in Limestone County
    • Country Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
      • Country Village is located in Limestone County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacon, with the one closest to Lacon listed first.
    • Triana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
      • Triana is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
    • Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slaughter Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
      • Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
      • Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
      • Slaughter Ferry
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slaughter Landing
      • From Lacon to Slaughter Landing
    • Whitesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
      • Whitesburg is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitesburg
      • From Lacon to Whitesburg
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • English Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
      • English Village is located in Madison County
    • Chelsea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacon, with the one closest to Lacon listed first.
    • Hog Jaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ruth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ruth
      • From Lacon to Ruth
    • Pine Lake Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Askea Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Friendship
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Grassy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grassy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
      • Grassy is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grassy
      • From Lacon to Grassy
    • Union Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Scant City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scant City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
      • Scant City is located in Marshall County
    • Big Spring ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
      • Big Spring is located in Marshall County
    • Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferns Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
      • Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
    • Warrenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warrenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Warrenton
      • From Lacon to Warrenton
  • Walker County
    • Marylee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marylee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
      • Marylee is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marylee
      • From Lacon to Marylee
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacon, with the one closest to Lacon listed first.
    • Upshaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Addison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Winston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
    • Ellaville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
      • Ellaville is located in Winston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellaville
      • From Lacon to Ellaville
    • Grayson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Arley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Slick Ford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slick Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
      • Slick Ford is located in Winston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slick Ford
      • From Lacon to Slick Ford
    • Falls City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falls City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
      • Falls City is located in Winston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Falls City
      • From Lacon to Falls City

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lacon, see our County-by-County Page for Lacon.

Cemeteries Near Lacon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lacon.

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 Lacon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lacon, with the one closest to Lacon listed first.

  • Higdon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higdon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bell Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCroskey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCroskey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCroskey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crosby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Falkville City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falkville City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falkville City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cooper Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Battleground Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Battleground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Battleground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find Lacon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lacon.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lacon, with the one closest to Lacon listed first.

  • Wilhites
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilhites have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
    • Wilhites is located in Morgan County
  • Falkville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Leesdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leesdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
    • Leesdale is located in Morgan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Leesdale
    • From Lacon to Leesdale
  • Battleground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battleground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
    • Battleground is located in Cullman County
  • Cedar Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hartselle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Massey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
    • Massey is located in Morgan County
  • Eva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Clifty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
    • Clifty is located in Cullman County
  • Baldwin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Cullman County
  • Stringer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
    • Stringer is located in Morgan County
  • Cullman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lacon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lacon.

Newspapers Published in Lacon ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lacon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lacon, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lacon.

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 Lacon:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lacon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 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.
<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 Lacon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Lacon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lacon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3357, Longitude: -86.9021    









 

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