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 Listerhill (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 Listerhill. 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.
Listerhill is located in Colbert 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 Colbert County: Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Listerhill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Listerhill:
- Colbert County (The home county of Listerhill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Listerhill, with the one closest to Listerhill listed first.
- Nitrate City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ford City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Muscle Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilson Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Leighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tuscumbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White House Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Listerhill, with the one closest to Listerhill listed first.
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Churntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Belgreen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Spruce Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Phil Campbell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Listerhill, with the one closest to Listerhill listed first.
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Killen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Saint Florian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Bailey Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Cypress Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Arnot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Listerhill, with the one closest to Listerhill listed first.
- Edmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Wheeler Dam Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Town Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Courtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Courtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Hatton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mount Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mountain Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Muck City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Listerhill, with the one closest to Listerhill listed first.
- Lentzville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Poplar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ripley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Lester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Morgan County
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- Oldham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Listerhill, with the one closest to Listerhill listed first.
- Iron City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Rascal Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Loretto
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Busby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Westpoint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Appleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Leoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Listerhill, with the one closest to Listerhill listed first.
- Cypress Inn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Corning ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Collinwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Listerhill, see our County-by-County Page for Listerhill.
Cemeteries Near Listerhill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Listerhill.
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 Listerhill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Listerhill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Listerhill, with the one closest to Listerhill listed first.
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pearsall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McKiernan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitamore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blocker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hennigan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kernachan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (706 more) ...
- Aycock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gargis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Listerhill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Listerhill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Listerhill, with the one closest to Listerhill listed first.
- Leighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tuscumbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Saint Florian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Bingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Bailey Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Edmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Town Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Listerhill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Listerhill.
Newspapers Published in Listerhill ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Listerhill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Listerhill, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Listerhill.
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 Listerhill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Colbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Morgan County
- Tishomingo County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne 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 Listerhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Listerhill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |