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 Lawson Ford (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 Lawson Ford. 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 Lawson Ford ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lawson Ford: Lawson Frd.
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 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.
Lawson Ford is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Lawson Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lawson Ford:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Lawson Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Ford, with the one closest to Lawson Ford listed first.
- Floy ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Guest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Luttrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Fyffe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Gibson Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Bootsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Luna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Hix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Chigger Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Ford, with the one closest to Lawson Ford listed first.
- Sand Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Blanche
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Broomtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Grover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Cedar Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Ford, with the one closest to Lawson Ford listed first.
- Yancy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Keener
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Duck Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Whitesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Sardis City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Crudup
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Turkeytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Mountainboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Coat's Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Carlisle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Ford, with the one closest to Lawson Ford listed first.
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Langston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Gray ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pisgah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scottsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Aspel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Madison County
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Ford, with the one closest to Lawson Ford listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Mid ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Hustleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Columbus City Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Albertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Rayburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Wyeth City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson Ford, with the one closest to Lawson Ford listed first.
- Cloudland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Chattoogaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Lyerly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Berryton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lawson Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Lawson Ford.
Cemeteries Near Lawson Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lawson Ford.
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 Lawson Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lawson Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lawson Ford, with the one closest to Lawson Ford listed first.
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Fyffe Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Downer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wesson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turnover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Copeland Bridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Lawson Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lawson Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lawson Ford, with the one closest to Lawson Ford listed first.
- Floy ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Luttrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Wills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Lydia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Ten Broeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Luna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Geraldine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skirum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skirum is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skirum
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Portersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Collbran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Chavies
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Talley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lawson Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lawson Ford.
Newspapers Published in Lawson Ford ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawson Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lawson Ford, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lawson Ford.
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 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 Lawson Ford:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga 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> | 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 Lawson Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lawson Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |