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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 Laurel Estates (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 Laurel Estates. 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 Laurel Estates ...
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 Laurel Estates: Laurel Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Laurel Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laurel Estates.
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 and hospitals 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.
Laurel Estates is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Laurel Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurel Estates:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Laurel Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Estates, with the one closest to Laurel Estates listed first.
- Vestavia Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cahaba Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- English Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mountain Brook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oxmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Ishkooda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Mason City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Estates, with the one closest to Laurel Estates listed first.
- Eddings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Green Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Ellen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Blocton Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Seymour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Brierfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- North Bibb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Italian Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Ashby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Estates, with the one closest to Laurel Estates listed first.
- Dale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Warrior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- County Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Compton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Remlap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Selfville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Chilton County
- Jemison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coosa County
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Estates, with the one closest to Laurel Estates listed first.
- Woodland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Vincent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moody
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Acmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Brompton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Parsons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Argo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Cook's Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Margaret
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Odenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Estates, with the one closest to Laurel Estates listed first.
- Inverness
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Indian Springs Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Lake Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Shoal Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Tacoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falliston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alabaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Siluria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Estates, with the one closest to Laurel Estates listed first.
- East Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Childersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Logan Martin Dam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Bon Air
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Talladega Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Zubers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Comerdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Estates, with the one closest to Laurel Estates listed first.
- Tannehill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Lake View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Abernant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Bull City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Estates, with the one closest to Laurel Estates listed first.
- Quinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Reeds Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Wyatt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Yerkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Burnwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Oakahalla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Dora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sumiton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <1>
- Red Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Barney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Creel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurel Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Laurel Estates.
Cemeteries Near Laurel Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurel Estates.
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 Laurel Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurel Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurel Estates, with the one closest to Laurel Estates listed first.
- Croft Acton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Acton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Garden of Memories
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southern Heritage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Heritage Cemetery
- The Southern Heritage Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rideout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Ridout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cahaba Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Grace Community Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Community Church Cemetery
- The Grace Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mars Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138568 <2>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Hill 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.<3>
While we didn't find Laurel Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laurel Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel Estates, with the one closest to Laurel Estates listed first.
- Spaulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Oxmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ishkooda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Ware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Bridgeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Powderly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powderly is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tacoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Hillman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Morgan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Falliston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laurel Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel Estates.
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 Laurel Estates:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Laurel Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |