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 Lawsontown (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 Lawsontown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lawsontown 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 Lawsontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lawsontown:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Lawsontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawsontown, with the one closest to Lawsontown listed first.
- Adger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Johns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- McCalla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kimbrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Mobile Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- Hueytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Jonesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Ezra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bessemer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Creek Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawsontown, with the one closest to Lawsontown listed first.
- Green Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blocton Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Belle Ellen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Italian Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- West Blocton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Eddings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawsontown, with the one closest to Lawsontown listed first.
- Bamford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Tulse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Sawmill Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Falliston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Tacoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Alabaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brantleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Maylene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siluria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Pelham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saginaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawsontown, with the one closest to Lawsontown listed first.
- Lake View
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Tannehill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Abernant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Bull City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Kellerman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Vance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brookwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coaling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Peterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Cottondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Hagler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Pearson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawsontown, with the one closest to Lawsontown listed first.
- Reeds Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Twilley Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Quinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Yerkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Burnwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Wyatt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Barney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Oakahalla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Red Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Dora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dovertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- America
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lawsontown, see our County-by-County Page for Lawsontown.
Cemeteries Near Lawsontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lawsontown.
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 Lawsontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lawsontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lawsontown, with the one closest to Lawsontown listed first.
- Bucksville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adger Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Adger.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21198 <2>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Abernant.
- The Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25526 <2>
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickman Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- George Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Davis Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Massey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smithson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Lawsontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lawsontown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lawsontown, with the one closest to Lawsontown listed first.
- Adger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sumter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sumter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Chinn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chinn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn
- McCalla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yolande
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
- Tannehill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Chamblee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
- McAdory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McAdory is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdory
- Giles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Giles is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Green Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Jonesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blocton Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Ezra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lawsontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lawsontown.
Newspapers Published in Lawsontown ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawsontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lawsontown, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lawsontown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lawsontown:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Shelby 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lawsontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lawsontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |