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 Locke Crossroads (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 Locke Crossroads. 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 Locke Crossroads ...
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 Locke Crossroads: Locke Xrds.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Locke Crossroads is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Morgan, Giles (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Locke Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Locke Crossroads:
- Limestone County (The home county of Locke Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locke Crossroads, with the one closest to Locke Crossroads listed first.
- Elkmont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pettusville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Hay's Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Caro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Ardmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Center Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Country Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locke Crossroads, with the one closest to Locke Crossroads listed first.
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Confluence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cedar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Rogersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Corum ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Dells Vista Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Comer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Arkdell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Belew ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locke Crossroads, with the one closest to Locke Crossroads listed first.
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Red Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Courtland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locke Crossroads, with the one closest to Locke Crossroads listed first.
- Toney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harvest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Jeff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Monrovia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Hazel Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Meridianville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Normal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locke Crossroads, with the one closest to Locke Crossroads listed first.
- Decatur
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Moulton Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Austinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Russell Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Burningtree Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Flint City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Priceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locke Crossroads, with the one closest to Locke Crossroads listed first.
- Elkmont Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Ardmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dickson Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Wheelerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Minor Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Green Field
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Aymett Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Anthony Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locke Crossroads, with the one closest to Locke Crossroads listed first.
- Appleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Liberty Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- New Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Leoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Busby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Rascal Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Loretto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locke Crossroads, with the one closest to Locke Crossroads listed first.
- Cash Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Camargo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Pearl City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Boonshill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Harms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Hughey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Park City Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Elk Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Marshall County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locke Crossroads, with the one closest to Locke Crossroads listed first.
- Delina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Cornersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Locke Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Locke Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Locke Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locke Crossroads.
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 Locke Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Locke Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Locke Crossroads, with the one closest to Locke Crossroads listed first.
- New Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cylone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sylone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pettusville Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1199 more) ...
- Spence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trotter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Locke Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Locke Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Locke Crossroads, with the one closest to Locke Crossroads listed first.
- Elkmont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pettusville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Hay's Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Veto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Veto is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Elkmont Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Gipsy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Cartwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- O'Neal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Caro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lesters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lesters is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Locke Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Locke Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Locke Crossroads ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Locke Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Locke Crossroads, 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 Locke Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Locke Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Limestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall 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 Locke Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Locke Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |