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 Mount Carmel (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 Mount Carmel. 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 Mount Carmel ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Carmel: Mt. Carmel
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Carmel. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Carmel.
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 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.
Mount Carmel is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Carmel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Carmel:
- Marshall County (The home county of Mount Carmel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Warrenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Scant City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Guntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Grassy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Wyeth City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Rayburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Bright Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Highmound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Craig
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Snead
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Birdie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Clarence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Holly Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Cullman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- South Vinemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Grove Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Rains ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Chigger Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Geraldine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Rodentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Hix ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Gibson Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Sardis City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mountainboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Walnut Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Carlisle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Whitesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Egypt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Altoona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Howelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Langston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Pleasant Groves
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Rock City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Swancott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Berkley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- English Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Big Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Gurley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Chelsea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Greenwycke Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Brownsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Triana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Morgan City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Apple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Hulaco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Lacey's Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valhermoso Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Eva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Winton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Carmel, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Carmel.
Cemeteries Near Mount Carmel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Carmel.
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 Mount Carmel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Carmel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lowry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Manchester Cooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cooley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manchester Cooley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Guntersville.
- The Manchester Cooley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooley Cemetery
- Manchester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22251 <3>
- Honey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Abel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (667 more) ...
- Ridgway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Guntersville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Friendship 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mount Carmel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Carmel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Warrenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Grassy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Guntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Cottonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- North ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Henryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Arab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Street ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Bucksnort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Carmel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Carmel.
Newspapers Published in Mount Carmel ...
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 Mount Carmel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Carmel, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Carmel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mount Carmel:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Carmel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Mount Carmel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |