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 McKestes (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 McKestes. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
McKestes 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 McKestes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKestes:
- DeKalb County (The home county of McKestes)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKestes, with the one closest to McKestes listed first.
- Guest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 southwest)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Fyffe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Luttrell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- 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
- Gibson Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Chavies
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Chigger Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKestes, with the one closest to McKestes listed first.
- Sand Rock
(12 miles [19.3 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Blanche
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Centre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Broomtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Grover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Cedar Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKestes, with the one closest to McKestes listed first.
- Keener
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Yancy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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
- 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
- Wilsonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Crudup
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Hale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Turkeytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Coat's Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Carlisle
(22 miles [35.4 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 McKestes, with the one closest to McKestes listed first.
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Gray ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pisgah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Scottsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Aspel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Madison County
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKestes, with the one closest to McKestes listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Mid ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Hustleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Columbus City Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Boaz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- 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 southwest)
- North ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Rayburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Grant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- 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
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKestes, with the one closest to McKestes listed first.
- Cloudland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Chattoogaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Lyerly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 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 McKestes, see our County-by-County Page for McKestes.
Cemeteries Near McKestes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKestes.
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 McKestes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKestes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKestes, with the one closest to McKestes listed first.
- Downer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wesson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Killian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (482 more) ...
- Turnover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 McKestes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKestes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKestes, with the one closest to McKestes listed first.
- Floy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Wills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Lydia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Luttrell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Luna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Ten Broeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Geraldine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skirum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skirum is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skirum
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Portersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Collbran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chavies
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKestes. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKestes.
Newspapers Published in McKestes ...
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 McKestes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKestes, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKestes.
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 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 McKestes:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison 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> | 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 McKestes, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKestes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |