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 Marshall (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 Marshall. 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 and hospitals 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.
Marshall 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 Marshall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marshall:
- Marshall County (The home county of Marshall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Boaz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hustleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Albertville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rabbit Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Whitesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Peters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Gregory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Horton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Rayburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Street ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Highmound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- McLarty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Snead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bright Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Craig
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Wynnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Brooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Bird ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Fridays Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Southside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Oak Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Cochran Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Colvins Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Mack ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Sand Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Leesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Taft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Joppa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baileytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Rains ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rodentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Crossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Cotnam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Geraldine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Dawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Sardis City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Mountainboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Whitesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Greer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Duck Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Yancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Crudup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Keener
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Langston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Section
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aspel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dutton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Lim Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Larkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Paint Rock
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Hulaco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Morgan City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Steele
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marshall, see our County-by-County Page for Marshall.
Cemeteries Near Marshall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marshall.
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 Marshall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marshall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Boaz.
- The Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Union Church Cemetery
- Union First Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26801 <3>
- Myrtletree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blessing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Memorial Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Boaz.
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21588 <3>
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Upton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (464 more) ...
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
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, Marshall had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marshall, with the one closest to Marshall listed first.
- Boaz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rains ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- McVille
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McVille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Fenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fenton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Albertville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Pulltight
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pulltight is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
- Mountainboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Rodentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Peters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marshall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marshall.
Newspapers Published in Marshall ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marshall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marshall, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marshall.
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 Marshall:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marshall) 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 Marshall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |