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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about McCosh Mill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added McCosh Mill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McCosh Mill, please Contact Us.
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 McCosh Mill (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 McCosh Mill. 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 McCosh Mill ...
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 McCosh Mill: McCosh Ml. (or less commonly used: McCosh Mll.)
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.
Although our information shows that the community of McCosh Mill is historic, it would have been located within present day Chambers 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 Chambers County: Lee, Randolph, Tallapoosa, Harris (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near McCosh Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCosh Mill:
- Chambers County (The home county of McCosh Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCosh Mill, with the one closest to McCosh Mill listed first.
- Evansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Standing Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Stroud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Doublehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Clackville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Milltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Red Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Penton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Lanett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Abanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCosh Mill, with the one closest to McCosh Mill listed first.
- Motley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Cragford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCosh Mill, with the one closest to McCosh Mill listed first.
- Ranburne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hightower
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Lee County
- Blanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCosh Mill, with the one closest to McCosh Mill listed first.
- Rock Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- High Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Peavy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Corbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Forester Chapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Sewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Wadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wedowee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Malone Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Almond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCosh Mill, with the one closest to McCosh Mill listed first.
- Truett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Frog Eye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Daviston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dudleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Emuckfaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Matilda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCosh Mill, with the one closest to McCosh Mill listed first.
- Roopville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tyus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowers Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bowdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coweta County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCosh Mill, with the one closest to McCosh Mill listed first.
- Grantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smith City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Moreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smokey Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Bexton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Sargent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCosh Mill, with the one closest to McCosh Mill listed first.
- Pine Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Pine Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Mountain Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCosh Mill, with the one closest to McCosh Mill listed first.
- Glenn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Frolona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Corinth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Centralhatchee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Ephesus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Roosterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Meriwether County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCosh Mill, with the one closest to McCosh Mill listed first.
- Lone Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Luthersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCosh Mill, with the one closest to McCosh Mill listed first.
- Evansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- West Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Sunny Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Rockwell Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Sassafrass Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Graysons Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- LaGrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Asta Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCosh Mill, see our County-by-County Page for McCosh Mill.
Cemeteries Near McCosh Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCosh Mill.
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 McCosh Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCosh Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCosh Mill, with the one closest to McCosh Mill listed first.
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Standing Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whatley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenn - Burpee - Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wehadkee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- State Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (497 more) ...
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find McCosh Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCosh Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCosh Mill, with the one closest to McCosh Mill listed first.
- Evansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Glenn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Finley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Finley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Rock Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Stroud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Crowder ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crowder is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doublehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wehadkee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wehadkee is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehadkee
- Texas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Texas is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Owensbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Owensbyville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensbyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCosh Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCosh Mill.
Newspapers Published in McCosh Mill ...
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 McCosh Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCosh Mill, 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 McCosh Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 McCosh Mill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Chambers County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Lee County
- Randolph County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Harris County
- Heard County
- Meriwether County
- Troup County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 McCosh Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- McCosh Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |