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 McCord Crossroads (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 McCord Crossroads. 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 McCord Crossroads ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for McCord Crossroads: McCord Xrds.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
McCord Crossroads is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near McCord Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCord Crossroads:
- Cherokee County (The home county of McCord Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCord Crossroads, with the one closest to McCord Crossroads listed first.
- Kirk's Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Noah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Howells Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Rock Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Exie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Tucker Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Tecumseh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Moshat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCord Crossroads, with the one closest to McCord Crossroads listed first.
- Dailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Piedmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Nances Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Colvins Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Merrellton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Angel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCord Crossroads, with the one closest to McCord Crossroads listed first.
- Borden Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Grantley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Fruithurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Muscadine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Edwardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCord Crossroads, with the one closest to McCord Crossroads listed first.
- Lickskillet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Adamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Dog Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Collinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Payne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Bootsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCord Crossroads, with the one closest to McCord Crossroads listed first.
- Banner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Ballplay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Hale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Coat's Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Hokes Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Edwardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Keener
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Burns Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Bartow County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCord Crossroads, with the one closest to McCord Crossroads listed first.
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Euharlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCord Crossroads, with the one closest to McCord Crossroads listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Berryton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Menlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Summerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cloudland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Zula ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Trion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <1>
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCord Crossroads, with the one closest to McCord Crossroads listed first.
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Robealou Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Lindale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brice is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Rosemont Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Silver Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCord Crossroads, with the one closest to McCord Crossroads listed first.
- Felton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Budapest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Paulding County (GA)
- Braswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCord Crossroads, with the one closest to McCord Crossroads listed first.
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Esom Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Cedartown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Seney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Seney is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rockmart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCord Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for McCord Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near McCord Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCord Crossroads.
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 McCord Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCord Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCord Crossroads, with the one closest to McCord Crossroads listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- State Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coosa River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fife Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- Mountain Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Alexis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Noah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find McCord Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCord Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCord Crossroads, with the one closest to McCord Crossroads listed first.
- Forney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Key
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Key is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Melson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melson is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melson
- Alexis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Kirk's Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Noah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Exie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Waterhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waterhouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Bomar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bomar is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomar
- Bluffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vans Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vans Valley is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Foster Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Mills is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Mills
- Rock Run Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCord Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCord Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in McCord Crossroads ...
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 McCord Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCord Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCord Crossroads.
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 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 McCord Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Paulding County
- Polk 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 McCord Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- McCord Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |