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 Moodys Chapel (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 Moodys Chapel. 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 Moodys Chapel ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Moodys Chapel, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Moodys Chapel may originally have been Moody's Chapel.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Moodys Chapel might be written as Moody Chapel.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Moodys Chapel is located in Etowah 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 Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Moodys Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moodys Chapel:
- Etowah County (The home county of Moodys Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Chapel, with the one closest to Moodys Chapel listed first.
- Nix ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Altoona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Howelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Ivalee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Greer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Attalla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Chapel, with the one closest to Moodys Chapel listed first.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Taits Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Hoods Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Fridays Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Wynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Appalachian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Snead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Oneonta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Chapel, with the one closest to Moodys Chapel listed first.
- Southside
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Oak Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Ohatchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Macon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Grayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Chapel, with the one closest to Moodys Chapel listed first.
- Holly Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileyton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Simcoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- East Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Chapel, with the one closest to Moodys Chapel listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rodentown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Crossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Cotnam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Whiton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Geraldine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Chapel, with the one closest to Moodys Chapel listed first.
- Ayres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Village Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Masseyline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Palmerdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Clay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Trafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Crosston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Pinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cahaba Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Chapel, with the one closest to Moodys Chapel listed first.
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Whitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Hyatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Boaz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Albertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Street ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Chapel, with the one closest to Moodys Chapel listed first.
- Hulaco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Chapel, with the one closest to Moodys Chapel listed first.
- Whitney Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Steele
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Springville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Wattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Odenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Margaret
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Argo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Chapel, with the one closest to Moodys Chapel listed first.
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Colony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moodys Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Moodys Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Moodys Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moodys Chapel.
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 Moodys Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moodys Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moodys Chapel, with the one closest to Moodys Chapel listed first.
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Altoona Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gallant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Antioch Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Oneonta.
- The Antioch Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glover Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995274 <4>
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Moodys Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moodys Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moodys Chapel, with the one closest to Moodys Chapel listed first.
- Nix ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Bird ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Redbud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Wynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Champion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Steele
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stanfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stanfield is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Oneonta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Snead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moodys Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moodys Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Moodys Chapel ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moodys Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moodys Chapel, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moodys Chapel.
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 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 Moodys Chapel:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Moodys Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Moodys Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |