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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 Leydens Mill (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 Leydens Mill. 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 Leydens Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Leydens Mill: Leydens Ml. (or less commonly used: Leydens Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Leydens Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Leydens Mill may originally have been Leyden's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Leydens Mill might be written as Leyden Mill.
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 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.
Leydens Mill is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Leydens Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leydens Mill:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Leydens Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leydens Mill, with the one closest to Leydens Mill listed first.
- Blue Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blue Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Booker T City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Angel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Wellington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Weaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
- Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mack ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Clark ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Leatherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leydens Mill, with the one closest to Leydens Mill listed first.
- Ball Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Spring Garden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Exie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moshat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Rock Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Noah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tecumseh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leydens Mill, with the one closest to Leydens Mill listed first.
- Elder
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Haynes Crossroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Delta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Erin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leydens Mill, with the one closest to Leydens Mill listed first.
- Grantley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Abel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Heflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oak Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Borden Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Hollis Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Fruithurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Ai
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Muscadine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Micaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- DeKalb County
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leydens Mill, with the one closest to Leydens Mill listed first.
- Cobb City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Glencoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Markton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Pilgrims Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Hokes Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burns Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Banner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- East Gadsden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Rainbow City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Edwardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leydens Mill, with the one closest to Leydens Mill listed first.
- Ragland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Steele
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Seddon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Wattsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Whitney Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Avondale Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Glen City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cropwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leydens Mill, with the one closest to Leydens Mill listed first.
- Coldwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Kentuck
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Grant Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McElderry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Ironaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Windsong Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Talladega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leydens Mill, with the one closest to Leydens Mill listed first.
- Esom Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leydens Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Leydens Mill.
Cemeteries Near Leydens Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leydens Mill.
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 Leydens Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leydens Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leydens Mill, with the one closest to Leydens Mill listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alexandria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tredagar - Boozer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gladden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Munger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crooks 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.<4>
While we didn't find Leydens Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leydens Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leydens Mill, with the one closest to Leydens Mill listed first.
- Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Mack ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Jacksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Peaceburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
- Leatherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Merrellton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Blue Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Laney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laney is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Morrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Bera ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leydens Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leydens Mill.
Newspapers Published in Leydens Mill ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leydens Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leydens Mill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leydens Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Leydens Mill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Leydens Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Leydens Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |