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 Moontown (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 Moontown. 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.
Moontown is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Jackson, Limestone, Marshall, Morgan, Franklin (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Moontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moontown:
- Madison County (The home county of Moontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moontown, with the one closest to Moontown listed first.
- Brownsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Ryland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Country Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Mercury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Gurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwycke Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Berkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Normal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- Joppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County
- Grove Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moontown, with the one closest to Moontown listed first.
- Paint Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hollytree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Groves
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Lim Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Baileytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Aspel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moontown, with the one closest to Moontown listed first.
- Capshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Center Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Swancott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Westlake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Caro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Belle Mina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Mooresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Country Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Ardmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moontown, with the one closest to Moontown listed first.
- Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Union Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Columbus City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Columbus City Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- North ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Scant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Mid ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Grassy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Warrenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moontown, with the one closest to Moontown listed first.
- Lacey's Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Valhermoso Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Winton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Apple Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Florette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Ryan Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Priceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Burningtree Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moontown, with the one closest to Moontown listed first.
- Huntland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Lexie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moontown, with the one closest to Moontown listed first.
- Ardmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moontown, with the one closest to Moontown listed first.
- Flintville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Howell Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Corder Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Park City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Camargo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Cash Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Clarks Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Coldwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Fayetteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elk Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moontown, see our County-by-County Page for Moontown.
Cemeteries Near Moontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moontown.
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 Moontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moontown, with the one closest to Moontown listed first.
- Sublett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jehu Lawler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sanford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lawler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hewlett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crowson Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Russell J Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Steger - Ormond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (996 more) ...
- Ryland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morrow - Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find Moontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moontown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moontown, with the one closest to Moontown listed first.
- Brownsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Haden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haden is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Gurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mercury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Berkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Bell Factory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deposit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deposit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
- Owens' Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paint Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Moore's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Garth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
- Lowe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lowe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moontown.
Newspapers Published in Moontown ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moontown, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moontown.
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 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 Moontown:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln 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 Moontown, 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- Moontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |