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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 Maynard Cove (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 Maynard Cove. 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 Maynard Cove ...

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 Maynard Cove: Maynard Cv.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Maynard Cove is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Maynard Cove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard Cove, with the one closest to Maynard Cove listed first.
    • Mud Creek ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
    • Tupelo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kyles
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Skyline
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Skyline is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Fairfield ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Fairfield is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Berrys ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Berrys is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
    • Blackankle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Baileytown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollywood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Larkinsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hytop
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Hytop is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Beachboro ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Beachboro is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard Cove, with the one closest to Maynard Cove listed first.
    • Powell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Henagar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sylvania
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
    • Hix ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hix is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
    • Beaty Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ider
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gibson Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Grove Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rainsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Snake Creek ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
    • Shiloh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Luttrell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Fyffe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard Cove, with the one closest to Maynard Cove listed first.
    • Grant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mid ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mid is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
    • Columbus City Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
    • Columbus City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Columbus City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
    • Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
    • North ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
    • Peters ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Peters is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
  • Dade County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard Cove, with the one closest to Maynard Cove listed first.
    • Stewart Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
    • Rising Fawn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Cole City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
  • Franklin County (TN)
  • Lincoln County (TN)
  • Marion County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maynard Cove, with the one closest to Maynard Cove listed first.
    • Orme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Richard City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
    • South Pittsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ketchall ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
    • New Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Kimball
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Comfort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Maynard Cove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maynard Cove.

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 Maynard Cove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Proctor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maynard Cove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gold Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Elkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bynum Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Barbee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dolberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Travis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sharp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (785 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Moody Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Maynard Cove had a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Maynard Cove ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maynard Cove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maynard Cove, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maynard Cove.

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 Maynard Cove:

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>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.
<3>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 Maynard Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Maynard Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.