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 Maplewood (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 Maplewood. 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 Maplewood ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Maple Wood.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maplewood. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maplewood.
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 and doctors 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.
Maplewood is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Maplewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maplewood:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Maplewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Leeds
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Scott City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Lola City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Roper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- McCombs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Breakstone Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Cahaba Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Trussville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Dale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Compton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Remlap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Selfville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- County Line
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Adville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Locust Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Warrior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allgood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Appalachian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Highland Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Eastaboga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Macon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Woodland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Moody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Brompton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Acmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Cook's Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Margaret
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Argo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Odenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Dunnavant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunavant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Vandiver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sterrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Shoal Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Calcis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Lake Purdy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Meadowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Logan Martin Dam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- East Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Colony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Windsong Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Childersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Air
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Lincoln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Winterboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Zubers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Comerdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Walker County
- Quinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maplewood, see our County-by-County Page for Maplewood.
Cemeteries Near Maplewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maplewood.
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 Maplewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maplewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Henry Ellen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McCombs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Crest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hollis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vandiver Negro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stewarts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Maplewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maplewood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Leeds
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dunnavant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Moody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- McCombs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Vandiver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brompton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Rock Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Trussville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weems
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Sterrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodward is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Irondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Bridgeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Lowery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lowery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maplewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maplewood.
Newspapers Published in Maplewood ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maplewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maplewood, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maplewood.
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 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 Maplewood:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Walker 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 Maplewood, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maplewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |