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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mink. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mink to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mink, 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 Mink (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 Mink. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mink is historic, it would have been located within present day Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Mink. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mink:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Mink)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Colvins Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Merrellton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Angel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Mack ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Collins ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Booker T City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wellington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Blue Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Ball Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Spring Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Exie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Centre
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moshat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rock Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tucker Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Clay County
- Elder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Grantley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Borden Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Oak Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Palestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Edwardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Heflin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fruithurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Abel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Muscadine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Ai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hollis Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Collinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cotnam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Rodentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Dawson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Crossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rains ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Cobb City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Banner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glencoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burns Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Ballplay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- East Gadsden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Edwardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Markton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Pilgrims Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Marshall County
- Boaz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Ragland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Steele
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Whitney Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Coldwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Kentuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Grant Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Floyd County (GA)
- Cave Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County (GA)
- Tallapoosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Esom Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Etna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mink, see our County-by-County Page for Mink.
Cemeteries Near Mink ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mink.
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 Mink - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mink covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Ohatchee #2 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Landers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Munger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boozer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wellborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tredagar - Boozer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McCain's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain's Chapel Cemetery
- The McCain's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCain Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24288 <3>
- Community Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery
- Trinity Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172971 <3>
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Seven Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Mink in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mink.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mink, with the one closest to Mink listed first.
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Colvins Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Merrellton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Mack ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Reaves
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reaves is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laney is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Duke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nances Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Jenkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Gnatville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gnatville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mink. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mink.
Newspapers Published in Mink ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mink.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mink, 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 Mink.
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 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 Mink:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Marshall County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Polk 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 Mink, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mink) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |