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 Madrid (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 Madrid. 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 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.
Madrid is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Dale, Geneva, Henry, Jackson (FL), Early (GA) & Seminole (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Madrid. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Madrid:
- Houston County (The home county of Madrid)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Hodgesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Cottonwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keyton's
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Rehobeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Merritts Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Taylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Parker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Parish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Cowarts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dothan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tidwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Ashford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Grimes
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Midland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pinckard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clayhatchee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Fort Rucker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Level Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Holiday Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slocomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Black
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Bellwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scranton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Chancellor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Headland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Haleburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Noma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Esto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Bonifay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Campbellton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Graceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacob City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Malone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cottondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bascom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marianna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steele City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Steele City is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
- Two Egg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
- Alford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parramore ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
- Cypress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Chipley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brock Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
- Wausau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Caryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Washington County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Early County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Cedar Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jakin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sawhatchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Rock Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Seminole County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Steam Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Donalsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Madrid, see our County-by-County Page for Madrid.
Cemeteries Near Madrid ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madrid.
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 Madrid - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Madrid covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Registers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Registers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lassiter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Damascus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Assembly of God Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cowarts Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Madrid in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Madrid.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
- Big Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Campbellton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keyton's
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Graceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fadette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fadette is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette
- Tidwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Ashford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Cottondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bascom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chipley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Madrid. See our List of 1890's Communities around Madrid.
Newspapers Published in Madrid ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madrid.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madrid, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Madrid.
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 Madrid:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Henry County
- Holmes County
- Jackson County
- Washington County
- Early County
- Seminole 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 Madrid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Madrid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |