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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 McDade (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 McDade. 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 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.

McDade is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Autauga, Bullock, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon & Pike.

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

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of McDade)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDade, with the one closest to McDade listed first.
    • Cecil
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Cecil is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Waugh
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Waugh is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
    • Mount Meigs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
    • Pike Road
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunshine Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
    • Madison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Madison is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Capitol Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
    • Boylston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Boylston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
    • Montgomery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • New Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • New Town is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Red Level
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Level is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
    • English Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • English Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Gibbs Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
  • Autauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDade, with the one closest to McDade listed first.
    • Millbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Prattville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Melmar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Melmar is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
    • Pine Level
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Level is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Bullock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDade, with the one closest to McDade listed first.
    • Mitchell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mitchell is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Fitzpatrick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
    • Union Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Postoak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Postoak is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Inverness
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Inverness is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Three Notch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
  • Crenshaw County
  • Elmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDade, with the one closest to McDade listed first.
    • Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
    • Ware
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Ware is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
    • Blue Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
    • Tallassee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Claud
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Claud is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
    • Wetumpka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Coosada
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Prattville Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
    • Kent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eclectic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Robinson Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
    • Adkin Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
      • Adkin Hill has also been known as:
      • Atkins Hill
  • Hale County
    • Erie ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Erie is located in Hale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDade, with the one closest to McDade listed first.
    • Davenport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Davenport is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Letohatchee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
    • Burkville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Burkville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDade, with the one closest to McDade listed first.
    • Tysonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tysonville is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
    • Shorter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Calebee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Calebee is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
    • Hardaway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Hardaway is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
    • La Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • La Place is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
    • Hornady
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hornady is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
    • Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Davis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Tuskegee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Armstrong
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Armstrong is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Liberty City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty City is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
    • Notasulga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDade, with the one closest to McDade listed first.
    • Orion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Orion is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
    • Kent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kent is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Meeksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Meeksville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
    • Linwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Linwood is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Saco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Saco is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Ansley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ansley is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
    • Needmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Needmore is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McDade, with the one closest to McDade listed first.
    • East Tallassee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
    • Tallapoosa City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
    • Reeltown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
    • Church Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill

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

Cemeteries Near McDade ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McDade.

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 McDade - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Brighter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Judkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Manning Springs / McDade Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gilmer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mathis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hardt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Birch Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lucas Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (308 more) ...
    • Gilder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mathis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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 McDade in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McDade.

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

  • Mount Meigs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
  • Perry's Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
  • Pike Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shorter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Barachias
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Barachias is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barachias
  • Ware
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ware is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
  • Cross Keys
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cross Keys is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • La Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • La Place is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
  • Snowdoun
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Snowdoun is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdoun
  • Tharin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tharin is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharin
  • Shopton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shopton is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopton
  • Montgomery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Le Grand
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Le Grand is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
    • Hector
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hector is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Thompson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson

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

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 McDade:

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 McDade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.