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 Murphy Ford (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 Murphy Ford. 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 Murphy Ford ...
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 Murphy Ford: Murphy Frd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Murphy Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Murphy Ford.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Murphy Ford is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Cullman, Etowah, Jefferson, Marshall, Saint Clair, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Murphy Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murphy Ford:
- Blount County (The home county of Murphy Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Ford, with the one closest to Murphy Ford listed first.
- Rosa
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Hoods Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Fridays Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Oneonta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Taits Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Blountsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Ford, with the one closest to Murphy Ford listed first.
- Southside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Ohatchee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Macon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Ford, with the one closest to Murphy Ford listed first.
- Holly Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Baileyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Joppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Simcoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- East Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Black Bottom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Ford, with the one closest to Murphy Ford listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Ford, with the one closest to Murphy Ford listed first.
- Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nix ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Howelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Egypt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Ivalee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Greer ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Ridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Attalla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Ford, with the one closest to Murphy Ford listed first.
- Masseyline
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Ayres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Village Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Palmerdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Trafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Clay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Majestic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Crosston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Kimberly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- Chalkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Ford, with the one closest to Murphy Ford listed first.
- Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Hyatt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Whitesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Askea Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Street ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Arab
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hog Jaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Gregory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Ford, with the one closest to Murphy Ford listed first.
- Hulaco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Eva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Florette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Ford, with the one closest to Murphy Ford listed first.
- Whitney Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Steele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Springville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Ashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Argo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Branchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Turnbough Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Margaret
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Odenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wattsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Acmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murphy Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Murphy Ford.
Cemeteries Near Murphy Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murphy Ford.
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 Murphy Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murphy Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murphy Ford, with the one closest to Murphy Ford listed first.
- Daileys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Painter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the north of Oneonta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23519 <3>
- Blackwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood - Cornelius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (382 more) ...
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chitwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bynum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Murphy Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Murphy Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Murphy Ford, with the one closest to Murphy Ford listed first.
- Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Oneonta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Champion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Bird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Chepultepec
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chepultepec is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepultepec
- Tappan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tappan is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Wynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Blountsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Joy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Little Warrior
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Nix ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murphy Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murphy Ford.
Newspapers Published in Murphy Ford ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murphy Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murphy Ford, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murphy Ford.
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 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 Murphy Ford:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murphy Ford) 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 Murphy Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |