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 Little River (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 Little River. 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 Little River ...
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 Little River: Little Riv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Little River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little River.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Little River is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Little River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little River:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Little River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Taft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Gaylesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blanche
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Ringgold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Broomtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Collins ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Piedmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colvins Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Dailey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Merrellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Nances Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Mack ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Borden Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Grantley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Lickskillet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Dog Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Adamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Payne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bootsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Pine Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Luna ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Hale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Ballplay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Coat's Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Keener
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Turkeytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Banner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Yancy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Duck Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Crudup
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Edwardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Rock City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dutton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Central
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Section
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Pisgah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Langston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Boaz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hustleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Mid ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Albertville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Lyerly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Cloudland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Summerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Trion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <1>
- Zula ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Coosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oreburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Cave Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Mount Berry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Armuchee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Summerville Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Lindale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Etna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Esom Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Cedartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little River, see our County-by-County Page for Little River.
Cemeteries Near Little River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little River.
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 Little River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Coffey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Daniels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Starling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Black Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stories Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dixons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (413 more) ...
- Cannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Longshore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sand Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Little River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
- Hurley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hurley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Round Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Loveless
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
- Sand Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Ringgold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Collbran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Portersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Leonard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little River.
Newspapers Published in Little River ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little River, 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 Little River.
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 Little River:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Polk 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 Little River, 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' (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- Little River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |