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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 Masons Ferry (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 Masons Ferry. 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 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.

Masons Ferry is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.

Below are the counties that are near Masons Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Masons Ferry:

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Masons Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Masons Ferry, with the one closest to Masons Ferry listed first.
    • Claiborne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Perdue Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
    • Mexia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Mexia is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Scratch Ankle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
    • Frisco City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Megargel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
    • Ollie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ollie is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
    • Monroeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Uriah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Excel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Goodway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Masons Ferry, with the one closest to Masons Ferry listed first.
    • Little River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Blacksher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Tensaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Masons Ferry, with the one closest to Masons Ferry listed first.
    • Barlow Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Suggsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Gainestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Alma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Whatley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Whatley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
    • Walker Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Grove Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Dickinson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dickinson is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
    • Jackson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Toddtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
    • Nettleboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
    • Carlton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Masons Ferry, with the one closest to Masons Ferry listed first.
    • Repton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bermuda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
    • Range
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
    • Ramah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ramah is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
    • Lenox
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Belleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Belleville is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Escambia County
    • Huxford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Masons Ferry, with the one closest to Masons Ferry listed first.
    • Carson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Leroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Leroy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Prestwick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Sunflower
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Bassetts Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
    • Saint Stephen's
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Wagarville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • McIntosh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Masons Ferry, with the one closest to Masons Ferry listed first.
    • Lower Peach Tree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
    • Asahel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Asahel is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
    • Coy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Coy is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
    • Nellie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Nellie is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
    • Yellow Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Masons Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Masons Ferry.

Cemeteries Near Masons Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Masons Ferry.

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 Masons Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Masons Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Masons Ferry, with the one closest to Masons Ferry listed first.

  • Linder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • McConnico Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Claiborne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Fork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Road Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Franks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hearin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cammack Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Puyear Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Amity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Indian Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Carry Mt. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Forehand Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<2>

While we didn't find Masons Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Masons Ferry.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Masons Ferry, with the one closest to Masons Ferry listed first.

  • Gosport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gosport is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
  • Barlow Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
  • Claiborne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
  • Perdue Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
  • Suggsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
  • Gainestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
  • Alma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Finchburg ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
  • Whatley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Whatley is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
  • Walker Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Vashti
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Vashti is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
  • Mount Pleasant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grove Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Monroeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Axle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Axle is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axle

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Masons Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Masons Ferry.

Newspapers Published in Masons Ferry ...

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 Masons Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Masons Ferry, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Masons Ferry.

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 Masons Ferry:

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>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 Masons Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Masons Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.