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 Masterson Mill (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 Masterson Mill. 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 Masterson Mill ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Masterson Mill: Masterson Ml. (or less commonly used: Masterson Mll.)
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 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.
Masterson Mill is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Limestone, Morgan & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Masterson Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Masterson Mill:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Masterson Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Masterson Mill, with the one closest to Masterson Mill listed first.
- Mountain Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Chalybeate Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Moulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Muck City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Wren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Hatton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masterson Mill, with the one closest to Masterson Mill listed first.
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Leighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Nitrate City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Ford City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Littleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- White House Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Garner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Wilson Dam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- South Florence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Tuscumbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masterson Mill, with the one closest to Masterson Mill listed first.
- Central
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jones' Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Chances Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masterson Mill, with the one closest to Masterson Mill listed first.
- Churntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Phil Campbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Rockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masterson Mill, with the one closest to Masterson Mill listed first.
- Dells Vista Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Rogersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Confluence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Estep ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Cedar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Killen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Comer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masterson Mill, with the one closest to Masterson Mill listed first.
- Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Harris Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Poplar Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Lentzville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Tanner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belle Mina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Cairo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Country Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Swancott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Madison County
- Triana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Marion County
- Bear Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masterson Mill, with the one closest to Masterson Mill listed first.
- Trinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Moulton Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Russell Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Flint City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Hartselle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Priceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Leesdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masterson Mill, with the one closest to Masterson Mill listed first.
- Grayson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Upshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ashridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Pebble
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Littleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Double Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Houston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boar Tush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Masterson Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Masterson Mill.
Cemeteries Near Masterson Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Masterson Mill.
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 Masterson Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Masterson Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Masterson Mill, with the one closest to Masterson Mill listed first.
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moulton Municipal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Byars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Milam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heflin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Almon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Terry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (810 more) ...
- Dossey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sivley 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.<2>
While we didn't find Masterson Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Masterson Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Masterson Mill, with the one closest to Masterson Mill listed first.
- Mountain Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Moulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hatton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Landersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jesseton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Town Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Edmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Neel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Masterson Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Masterson Mill.
Newspapers Published in Masterson Mill ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Masterson Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Masterson Mill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Masterson Mill.
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 either 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 Masterson Mill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Masterson Mill, 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 from Point A (ie- Masterson Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |