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 Mud Creek (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 Mud Creek. 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 Mud Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mud Creek: Mud Crk. (or less commonly used: Mud Ck. or Mud Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mud Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mud Creek.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Mud Creek is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Mud Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mud Creek:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Mud Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mud Creek, with the one closest to Mud Creek listed first.
- Ezra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Adger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Johns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Toadvine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Hueytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- McCalla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Industrial City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
- Black Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mud Creek, with the one closest to Mud Creek listed first.
- Green Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blocton Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Italian Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- West Blocton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Belle Ellen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Fayette County
- Alta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mud Creek, with the one closest to Mud Creek listed first.
- Bamford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Tacoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Falliston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tulse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Aden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Sawmill Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Brantleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Alabaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maylene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Siluria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Indian Springs Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mud Creek, with the one closest to Mud Creek listed first.
- Bull City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Abernant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Kellerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Tannehill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Brookwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coaling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Peterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Cottondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Wood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mud Creek, with the one closest to Mud Creek listed first.
- Goodsprings
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Reeds Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Twilley Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Quinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yerkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Barney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Burnwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Red Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Wyatt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Dora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakahalla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- America
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mud Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Mud Creek.
Cemeteries Near Mud Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mud Creek.
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 Mud Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mud Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mud Creek, with the one closest to Mud Creek listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adger Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Adger.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21198 <2>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Mines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prudes Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Toadvine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Davis Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Abernant.
- The Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25526 <2>
- Weaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Dug Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mud Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mud Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mud Creek, with the one closest to Mud Creek listed first.
- Sumter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Ezra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Adger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yolande
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
- Chinn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chinn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn
- Toadvine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- McAdory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McAdory is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdory
- McCalla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tannehill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Old Jonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Short Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Giles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Giles is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Chamblee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
- Bessemer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mud Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mud Creek.
Newspapers Published in Mud Creek ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mud Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mud Creek, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mud Creek.
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 helpful 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 Mud Creek:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Fayette County
- Shelby County
- Tuscaloosa 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> | 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- Mud Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mud Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |