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 Lynns Park (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 Lynns Park. 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 Lynns Park ...
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.
While the name of this community is Lynns Park, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lynns Park may originally have been Lynn's Park.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lynns Park might be written as Lynn Park.
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.
Lynns Park is located in Walker 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 Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Lynns Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lynns Park:
- Walker County (The home county of Lynns Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynns Park, with the one closest to Lynns Park listed first.
- Sipsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Dovertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Barney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Red Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Dora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumiton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <2>
- Empire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Burrows Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Burnwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- America
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynns Park, with the one closest to Lynns Park listed first.
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Reid's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Warrior
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Smoke Rise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Blount Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Hayden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- County Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Bangor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Dallas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Selfville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Adville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Compton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Locust Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynns Park, with the one closest to Lynns Park listed first.
- Arkadelphia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Ardell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Bremen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Black Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Damascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Crane Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dodge City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Trimble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chances Crossroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynns Park, with the one closest to Lynns Park listed first.
- Alta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynns Park, with the one closest to Lynns Park listed first.
- Robbins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Media
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- West Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Sayre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Graysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Cardiff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Black Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Short Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Adamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Pinkney City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinkney City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
- Tuscaloosa County
- Bull City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynns Park, with the one closest to Lynns Park listed first.
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Arley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Slick Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Double Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Farriss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lynns Park, see our County-by-County Page for Lynns Park.
Cemeteries Near Lynns Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lynns Park.
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 Lynns Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lynns Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lynns Park, with the one closest to Lynns Park listed first.
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- John Portzer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Portzer Family Cemetery
- The John Portzer Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Porter Family Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
- Portzer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25611 <3>
- Burton Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sipsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boldo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cordova.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tatum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24603 <3>
- Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aaron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bolden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolden Cemetery
- The Bolden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bolen Cemetery
- Bolling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155435 <3>
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Cedrum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Freewill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Drummond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Lynns Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lynns Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lynns Park, with the one closest to Lynns Park listed first.
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parrish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Robbins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- South Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Sloan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sloan is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Marylee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Arkadelphia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Gamble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Porter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Linn Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Crossing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Crossing
- Ardell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Edgil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lynns Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lynns Park.
Newspapers Published in Lynns Park ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynns Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lynns Park, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lynns Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Lynns Park:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lynns Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lynns Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |