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 Manchester (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 Manchester. 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 doctors and 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.
Manchester is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Manchester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manchester:
- Marshall County (The home county of Manchester)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- North ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Guntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Wyeth City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Scant City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rayburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Columbus City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Bright Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Highmound
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Craig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Snead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Birdie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Wynnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Clarence
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Joppa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Holly Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Grove Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Chigger Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Rains ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Geraldine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Crossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hix ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Lakeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Gibson Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Rodentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Luttrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Sardis City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mountainboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Walnut Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Whitesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Altoona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Howelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Yancy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Benson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Aspel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Langston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Pleasant Groves
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Trenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Section
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Swancott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Whitesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Big Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- English Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Gurley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brownsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Chelsea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Maysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Ryland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Morgan City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Hulaco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Apple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ryan Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Lacey's Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Valhermoso Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eva
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Winton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manchester, see our County-by-County Page for Manchester.
Cemeteries Near Manchester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manchester.
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 Manchester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manchester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Manchester Cooley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cooley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manchester Cooley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Guntersville.
- The Manchester Cooley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooley Cemetery
- Manchester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22251 <3>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Abel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Honey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lowry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Honeycomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (670 more) ...
- Guntersville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manning Cemetery
- The Manning Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- The Manning Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507544 <3>
- Willis 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Manchester had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manchester, with the one closest to Manchester listed first.
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Cottonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- North ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Henryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Guntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Bucksnort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Keel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Keel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
- Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sidney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Street ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Meltonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manchester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manchester.
Newspapers Published in Manchester ...
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 Manchester.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manchester, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manchester.
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 Manchester:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan 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' (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- Manchester) 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 Manchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |