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 Massey (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 Massey. 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.
Massey is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Massey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Massey:
- Morgan County (The home county of Massey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Massey, with the one closest to Massey listed first.
- Cedar Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Falkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Lacon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Hartselle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Austinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massey, with the one closest to Massey listed first.
- Birdie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Gum Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Mountain Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massey, with the one closest to Massey listed first.
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jones' Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Vinemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chances Crossroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- South Vinemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cullman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Crane Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Simcoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Lauderdale County
- Dells Vista Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massey, with the one closest to Massey listed first.
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Wren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Chalybeate Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Moulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Hillsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Muck City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mount Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massey, with the one closest to Massey listed first.
- Mooresville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Harris Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Swancott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Belle Mina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Tanner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ripley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Country Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Capshaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massey, with the one closest to Massey listed first.
- Triana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massey, with the one closest to Massey listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Pine Lake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Walker County
- Marylee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massey, with the one closest to Massey listed first.
- Upshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Grayson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Houston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Double Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Pebble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Massey, see our County-by-County Page for Massey.
Cemeteries Near Massey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Massey.
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 Massey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Massey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Massey, with the one closest to Massey listed first.
- McKendree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- The McKendree Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
- Herrin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Cemetery
- The Herrin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Herring Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilhite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Day - Speegle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Speegle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Day - Speegle Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest of Hartselle.
- The Day - Speegle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Day Cemetery
- Speegle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26387 <3>
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stovall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (726 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Battleground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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, Massey had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Massey, with the one closest to Massey listed first.
- Cedar Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Battleground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Battleground is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Clifty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Neel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Falkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Hartselle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhites
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhites is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
- Jesseton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Upshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Jones' Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Priceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Addison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Massey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Massey.
Newspapers Published in Massey ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Massey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Massey, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Massey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Massey:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Walker County
- Winston 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 from Point A (ie- Massey) 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 Massey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |