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 Letcher (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 Letcher. 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.
Letcher is located in 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 Letcher. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Letcher:
- Jackson County (The home county of Letcher)
- The following are listed by their distance from Letcher, with the one closest to Letcher listed first.
- Pleasant Groves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tupelo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Larkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Maynard Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Skyline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Lim Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Trenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Hollytree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Baileytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Letcher, with the one closest to Letcher listed first.
- Powell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Grove Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Hix ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Henagar
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Sylvania
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Chigger Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Fyffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Rainsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Chavies
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Letcher, with the one closest to Letcher listed first.
- Gurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Berkley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- New Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ryland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Country Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Chase
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Letcher, with the one closest to Letcher listed first.
- Grant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Columbus City Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Mid ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- North ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Peters ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Guntersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Rayburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Wyeth City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Union Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Letcher, with the one closest to Letcher listed first.
- Lacey's Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Letcher, with the one closest to Letcher listed first.
- Beans Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Cowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Letcher, with the one closest to Letcher listed first.
- Flintville
(25 miles [40.2 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Howell Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Letcher, with the one closest to Letcher listed first.
- Orme
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Letcher, see our County-by-County Page for Letcher.
Cemeteries Near Letcher ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Letcher.
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 Letcher - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Letcher covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Letcher, with the one closest to Letcher listed first.
- Gold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Latham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bynum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Isbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pinhook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (825 more) ...
- Skyline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Letcher in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Letcher.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Letcher, with the one closest to Letcher listed first.
- Larkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Tupelo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Lim Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Maynard Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Trenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollytree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Garth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
- Larkin's Fork ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Larkin's Fork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin's Fork
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Scottsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kyles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Padgett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Padgett is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Letcher. See our List of 1890's Communities around Letcher.
Newspapers Published in Letcher ...
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 Letcher.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Letcher, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Letcher.
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 Letcher:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Marion 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 Letcher, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Letcher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |