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 Mattawana (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 Mattawana. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mattawana is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Cullman, Etowah, Jefferson, Marshall, Saint Clair, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Mattawana. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mattawana:
- Blount County (The home county of Mattawana)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattawana, with the one closest to Mattawana listed first.
- Allgood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Oneonta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Highland Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Appalachian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Deavers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Hoods Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Taits Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Little Warrior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Nectar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nectar is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattawana, with the one closest to Mattawana listed first.
- Southside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Ohatchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Oak Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattawana, with the one closest to Mattawana listed first.
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Black Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Colony
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Baileyton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- DeKalb County
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattawana, with the one closest to Mattawana listed first.
- Nix ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Altoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Howelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Ivalee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Egypt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Attalla
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greer ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattawana, with the one closest to Mattawana listed first.
- Ayres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Masseyline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Village Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Palmerdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Clay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Crosston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Majestic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Pinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- Chalkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattawana, with the one closest to Mattawana listed first.
- Douglas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Whitesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Hyatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Askea Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Street ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Arab
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boaz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattawana, with the one closest to Mattawana listed first.
- Hulaco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattawana, with the one closest to Mattawana listed first.
- Springville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Saint Clair Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Ashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Steele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Margaret
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Odenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Acmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattawana, with the one closest to Mattawana listed first.
- Dunnavant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunavant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattawana, with the one closest to Mattawana listed first.
- Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Lincoln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mattawana, with the one closest to Mattawana listed first.
- Creel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mattawana, see our County-by-County Page for Mattawana.
Cemeteries Near Mattawana ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mattawana.
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 Mattawana - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mattawana covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mattawana, with the one closest to Mattawana listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chitwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Daileys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clements Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Oneonta.
- The Antioch Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glover Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995274 <3>
- Tidwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blackwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown - Hudson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Mattawana in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mattawana.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mattawana, with the one closest to Mattawana listed first.
- Chepultepec
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chepultepec is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepultepec
- Champion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Oneonta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Viola ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Viola is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Warrior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Adville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Remlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bird ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Springville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Joy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mattawana. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mattawana.
Newspapers Published in Mattawana ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mattawana.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mattawana, 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 Mattawana.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Mattawana:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan 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> | 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- Mattawana) 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 Mattawana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |