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 McKissacks Ferry (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 McKissacks Ferry. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
McKissacks Ferry is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Barbour, Dale, Houston, Clay (GA) & Early (GA).
Below are the counties that are near McKissacks Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKissacks Ferry:
- Henry County (The home county of McKissacks Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKissacks Ferry, with the one closest to McKissacks Ferry listed first.
- Haleburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Shorterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Oakey Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capps
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Graball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Headland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Screamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKissacks Ferry, with the one closest to McKissacks Ferry listed first.
- Bakerhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Blue Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKissacks Ferry, with the one closest to McKissacks Ferry listed first.
- Bertha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Grimes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Clopton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Midland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mabson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Pinckard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Skipperville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Newton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKissacks Ferry, with the one closest to McKissacks Ferry listed first.
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Barber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Webb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Ashford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cowarts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Dothan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Parish
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKissacks Ferry, with the one closest to McKissacks Ferry listed first.
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Morgan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clay County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKissacks Ferry, with the one closest to McKissacks Ferry listed first.
- Fort Gaines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Bellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Early County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKissacks Ferry, with the one closest to McKissacks Ferry listed first.
- Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Blakely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sawhatchee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Bancroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cedar Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hentown is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jakin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Douglass Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Douglasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Douglasville is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Miller County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKissacks Ferry, with the one closest to McKissacks Ferry listed first.
- Mayhaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Colquitt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Quitman County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKissacks Ferry, with the one closest to McKissacks Ferry listed first.
- Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hatcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Randolph County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKissacks Ferry, with the one closest to McKissacks Ferry listed first.
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cuthbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole County (GA)
- Donalsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKissacks Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for McKissacks Ferry.
Cemeteries Near McKissacks Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKissacks Ferry.
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 McKissacks Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKissacks Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKissacks Ferry, with the one closest to McKissacks Ferry listed first.
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haleburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Camp Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Balkum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Culpepper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adoniram Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lawn Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Blakely Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hayes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find McKissacks Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKissacks Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKissacks Ferry, with the one closest to McKissacks Ferry listed first.
- Hardwickburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardwickburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwickburg
- Blakely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Balkum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Balkum is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum
- Shorterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Fort Gaines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Cedar Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Headland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pecan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pecan is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Ashford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Otho
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Otho is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
- Mayhaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKissacks Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKissacks Ferry.
Newspapers Published in McKissacks Ferry ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKissacks Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKissacks Ferry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKissacks Ferry.
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 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 McKissacks Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Dale County
- Houston County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Early County
- Miller County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Seminole 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> | 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 McKissacks Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- McKissacks Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |