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 McCollum (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 McCollum. 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 and hospitals 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.
McCollum is located in Walker 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 Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near McCollum. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCollum:
- Walker County (The home county of McCollum)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCollum, with the one closest to McCollum listed first.
- Jasper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gamble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Edgil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- America
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Parrish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Townley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- South Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Saragossa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Coal Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Oakman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCollum, with the one closest to McCollum listed first.
- Red Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Reid's
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Smoke Rise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Warrior
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCollum, with the one closest to McCollum listed first.
- Ardell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Arkadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Bremen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crane Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Black Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Chances Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Damascus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Dodge City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCollum, with the one closest to McCollum listed first.
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Bazemore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Rossland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCollum, with the one closest to McCollum listed first.
- Media
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- West Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Robbins Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Sayre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Black Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Short Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Graysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Toadvine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Adamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Brookside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCollum, with the one closest to McCollum listed first.
- Rock City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Brilliant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thornhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCollum, with the one closest to McCollum listed first.
- New Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Bull City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCollum, with the one closest to McCollum listed first.
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Slick Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Arley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Farriss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Houston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Double Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Natural Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Mary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Ashridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Delmar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Boar Tush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 McCollum, see our County-by-County Page for McCollum.
Cemeteries Near McCollum ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCollum.
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 McCollum - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCollum covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCollum, with the one closest to McCollum listed first.
- Lollar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dutton Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Steadman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tubbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sardis Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Jasper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26093 <2>
- Frisco Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (527 more) ...
- Self Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 McCollum in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCollum.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCollum, with the one closest to McCollum listed first.
- Jasper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gamble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Edgil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Parrish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Townley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Coal Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- South Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Saragossa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Corona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carbon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marylee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Dora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCollum. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCollum.
Newspapers Published in McCollum ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCollum.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCollum, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCollum.
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 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 McCollum:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Marion County
- Tuscaloosa 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCollum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 McCollum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |