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 McPherson Landing (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 McPherson Landing. 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 McPherson Landing ...
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 McPherson Landing: McPherson Lndg. (or less commonly used: McPherson Lndng.)
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 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.
McPherson Landing is located in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near McPherson Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McPherson Landing:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of McPherson Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from McPherson Landing, with the one closest to McPherson Landing listed first.
- Foster's
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sahama Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Duncanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Ingleside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Tuscaloosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- University
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Northport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alberta City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Ralph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cottondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Holt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Coker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from McPherson Landing, with the one closest to McPherson Landing listed first.
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Pondville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Scottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Brent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- North Bibb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- West Blocton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blocton Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Centreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- East Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from McPherson Landing, with the one closest to McPherson Landing listed first.
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mantua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Eutaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lewiston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- West Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from McPherson Landing, with the one closest to McPherson Landing listed first.
- Moundville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Powers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Akron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Sawyerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rosemary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from McPherson Landing, with the one closest to McPherson Landing listed first.
- Brush Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Morgan Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from McPherson Landing, with the one closest to McPherson Landing listed first.
- Benevola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Gordo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Olney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Bell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Lubbub
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McPherson Landing, see our County-by-County Page for McPherson Landing.
Cemeteries Near McPherson Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McPherson Landing.
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 McPherson Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McPherson Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McPherson Landing, with the one closest to McPherson Landing listed first.
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hulls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Sandy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Taylorville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (462 more) ...
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion 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 McPherson Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McPherson Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McPherson Landing, with the one closest to McPherson Landing listed first.
- Hull
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Englewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Foster's
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sylvan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Powers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Tuscaloosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- University
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Northport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Romulus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Cottondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Havana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Havana is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Hagler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McPherson Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around McPherson Landing.
Newspapers Published in McPherson Landing ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around McPherson Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McPherson Landing, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McPherson Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 McPherson Landing:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Perry County
- Pickens 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 McPherson Landing, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McPherson Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |