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 Maynard (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. 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 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.
Maynard is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Maynard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maynard:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Maynard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Floy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Guest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Fyffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bootsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Luna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Luttrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Chavies
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chigger Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Collins ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Colvins Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Sand Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Taft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Leesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ringgold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Cedar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Broomtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- New Moon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Keener
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Yancy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Whitesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Hale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Turkeytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Sardis City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Coat's Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Crudup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Carlisle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Langston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Gray ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pisgah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scottsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Aspel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Hustleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Mid ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Boaz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Albertville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Columbus City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- North ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Rabbit Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rayburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Wyeth City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Grant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Cloudland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Menlo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Lyerly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Berryton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maynard, see our County-by-County Page for Maynard.
Cemeteries Near Maynard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maynard.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maynard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Downer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Warren Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wesson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Fyffe Cemetery
- Copeland Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Killian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (467 more) ...
- Anthony Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Maynard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maynard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maynard, with the one closest to Maynard listed first.
- Wills ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Floy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lydia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Portersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Collbran
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Luna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Luttrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Skirum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skirum is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skirum
- Ten Broeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Geraldine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loveless
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
- Chavies
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maynard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maynard.
Newspapers Published in Maynard ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maynard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maynard, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maynard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Maynard:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maynard) 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 Maynard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |