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 Moreland (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 Moreland. 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 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.
Moreland is located in Winston 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 Winston County: Cullman, Franklin, Lawrence, Marion & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Moreland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moreland:
- Winston County (The home county of Moreland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
- Ellaville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Grayson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Upshaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Double Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Slick Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Arley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Littleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
- Chances Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Jones' Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Crane Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Ardell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Trimble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- South Vinemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bremen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cullman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Good Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
- Churntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Phil Campbell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
- Wren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Moulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Muck City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Oakville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Mount Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Chalybeate Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Hatton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mountain Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
- Thornhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Bear Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Brilliant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Lacon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Falkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Leesdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Hartselle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Burningtree Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Russell Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Moulton Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
- Marylee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Nauvoo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slicklizzard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Prospect
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- South Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Edgil
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Burrows Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Saragossa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Gamble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Powellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Red Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Carbon Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moreland, see our County-by-County Page for Moreland.
Cemeteries Near Moreland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moreland.
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 Moreland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moreland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
- New Home MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Freeman - Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dragout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrimore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shadix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Chapel Cemetery
- The Barnett Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barnett Cemetery
- Barnett Chapel Church Cemetery
- Cantrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (674 more) ...
- Curtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Moreland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moreland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moreland, with the one closest to Moreland listed first.
- Ellaville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Double Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Nesmith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nesmith is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith
- Kinlock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kinlock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinlock
- Clifty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clifty is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Jesseton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Jones' Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Pebble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Landersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Crane Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moreland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moreland.
Newspapers Published in Moreland ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moreland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moreland, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moreland.
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 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 Moreland:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Winston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cullman County
- Franklin County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Walker 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 Moreland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moreland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |