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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Larkin's Fork. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Larkin's Fork to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Larkin's Fork, please Contact Us.
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 Larkin's Fork (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 Larkin's Fork. 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 Larkin's Fork ...
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 Larkin's Fork: Larkins Frk.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Larkin's Fork is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Larkin's Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Larkin's Fork:
- Jackson County (The home county of Larkin's Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larkin's Fork, with the one closest to Larkin's Fork listed first.
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Baileytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Princeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Estillfork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Hollytree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Skyline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Hytop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Pleasant Groves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Maynard Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larkin's Fork, with the one closest to Larkin's Fork listed first.
- Henagar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larkin's Fork, with the one closest to Larkin's Fork listed first.
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Brownsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ryland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Country Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Key's Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Mercury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Berkley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Chase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Meridianville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larkin's Fork, with the one closest to Larkin's Fork listed first.
- Grant
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Columbus City Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Mid ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larkin's Fork, with the one closest to Larkin's Fork listed first.
- Huntland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beans Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Sal City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Lexie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Garner Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cowan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <2>
- Decherd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Winchester Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Saint Marys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Greenhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larkin's Fork, with the one closest to Larkin's Fork listed first.
- Flintville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Corder Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Howell Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Gattistown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Park City Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Clarks Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Camargo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Elk Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larkin's Fork, with the one closest to Larkin's Fork listed first.
- Orme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richard City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Moore County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larkin's Fork, with the one closest to Larkin's Fork listed first.
- Ridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Lynchburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Larkin's Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Larkin's Fork.
Cemeteries Near Larkin's Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Larkin's Fork.
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 Larkin's Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Larkin's Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Larkin's Fork, with the one closest to Larkin's Fork listed first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prince Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bouldin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Henshaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prince Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Bostick Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1053 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swaim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.
Larkin's Fork itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Larkin's Fork, with the one closest to Larkin's Fork listed first.
- Princeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Estillfork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Hollytree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Padgett ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Padgett is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Francisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maynard Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Garth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tupelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Huntland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Larkin's Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Larkin's Fork.
Newspapers Published in Larkin's Fork ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Larkin's Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Larkin's Fork, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Larkin's Fork.
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 Larkin's Fork:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Moore County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Larkin's Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Larkin's Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |