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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 Luttrell (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 Luttrell. 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 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.

Luttrell is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).

Below are the counties that are near Luttrell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Luttrell:

  • DeKalb County     (The home county of Luttrell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luttrell, with the one closest to Luttrell listed first.
    • Fyffe
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gibson Crossroads
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hix ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hix is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
    • Guest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Shiloh
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Floy ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Floy is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
    • Lakeview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chigger Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bootsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Luna ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Luna is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
    • Clyde ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Clyde is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Grove Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee County
  • Etowah County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luttrell, with the one closest to Luttrell listed first.
    • Rock City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Rock City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Section
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dutton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Langston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferncliff ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
    • Dodsonville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
    • Gray ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Gray is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Scottsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pisgah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Central
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dry Cove ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
    • Aspel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Luttrell, with the one closest to Luttrell listed first.
    • Peters ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Peters is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Mid ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Mid is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
    • Hustleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus City Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
    • Columbus City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Columbus City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Minorville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Albertville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Grant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • North ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • North is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
    • Rayburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Boaz
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyeth City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
  • Chattooga County (GA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Luttrell, see our County-by-County Page for Luttrell.

Cemeteries Near Luttrell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Luttrell.

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 Luttrell - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Luttrell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Luttrell, with the one closest to Luttrell listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Luttrell had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Luttrell, with the one closest to Luttrell listed first.

  • Ten Broeck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
  • Floy ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Floy is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
  • Lydia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lydia is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
  • Thirtynine ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
  • Wills ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wills is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
  • Talley ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Talley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
  • Luna ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Luna is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
  • Grove Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Geraldine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chavies
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Musgrove ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
  • Skirum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Skirum is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skirum
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lebanon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Dawson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Collbran
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Collbran is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Luttrell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Luttrell.

Newspapers Published in Luttrell ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Luttrell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Luttrell, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Luttrell.

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 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 Luttrell:

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 Luttrell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Luttrell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.