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 Loosier (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 Loosier. 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 and 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.
Loosier is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Limestone, Morgan & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Loosier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loosier:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Loosier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loosier, with the one closest to Loosier listed first.
- Hatton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Muck City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Town Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Moulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Chalybeate Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- North Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loosier, with the one closest to Loosier listed first.
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Leighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Nitrate City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Ford City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Littleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- White House Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Tuscumbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Dam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cullman County
- Jones' Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loosier, with the one closest to Loosier listed first.
- Churntown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Russellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Phil Campbell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Belgreen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loosier, with the one closest to Loosier listed first.
- Dells Vista Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Rogersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Elgin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Confluence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Killen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loosier, with the one closest to Loosier listed first.
- Ripley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Poplar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Lentzville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Harris Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Cairo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Tanner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Mina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Mooresville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Country Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Westlake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Marion County
- Bear Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loosier, with the one closest to Loosier listed first.
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Moulton Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Russell Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Simpson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Flint City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Cedar Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Hartselle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Priceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Falkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loosier, with the one closest to Loosier listed first.
- Grayson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Pebble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Ashridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Upshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Littleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Double Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boar Tush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Lawrence County (TN)
- Rascal Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loosier, see our County-by-County Page for Loosier.
Cemeteries Near Loosier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loosier.
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 Loosier - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loosier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loosier, with the one closest to Loosier listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jetton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodwin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Hatton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306470 <3>
- Rutherford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Terry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blackground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackground Cemetery
- The Blackground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Church Cemetery
- Bethany MB Church Cemetery
- Black Ground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151111 <3>
- Terry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Felix Terry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix Terry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Felix Terry Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Courtland.
- The Felix Terry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Terry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26638 <3>
- Beck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beck Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beck Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the south of Town Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333462 <3>
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (795 more) ...
- Fergason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dossey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Loosier in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Loosier.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loosier, with the one closest to Loosier listed first.
- Hatton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Town Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Landersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Moulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Bingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loosier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loosier.
Newspapers Published in Loosier ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loosier.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loosier, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loosier.
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 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 Loosier:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Winston County
- Lawrence 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> | 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- Loosier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Loosier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |