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 Ne Smith (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 Ne Smith. 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.
Ne Smith is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Limestone, Morgan & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Ne Smith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ne Smith:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Ne Smith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ne Smith, with the one closest to Ne Smith listed first.
- Hatton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Edmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Town Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Muck City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Mountain Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ne Smith, with the one closest to Ne Smith listed first.
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Leighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Nitrate City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Littleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Ford City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White House Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- South Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Tuscumbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ne Smith, with the one closest to Ne Smith listed first.
- Churntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Russellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rockwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Spruce Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Phil Campbell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belgreen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ne Smith, with the one closest to Ne Smith listed first.
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Dells Vista Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Rogersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Killen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Florence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Cedar Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Estep ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ne Smith, with the one closest to Ne Smith listed first.
- Ripley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Poplar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Lentzville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Cairo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Harris Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Tanner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ne Smith, with the one closest to Ne Smith listed first.
- Trinity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Moulton Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Russell Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Simpson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Flint City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Hartselle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ne Smith, with the one closest to Ne Smith listed first.
- Grayson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Pebble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Ellaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Littleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Ashridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Upshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Haleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boar Tush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ne Smith, with the one closest to Ne Smith listed first.
- Rascal Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Iron City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Liberty Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ne Smith, see our County-by-County Page for Ne Smith.
Cemeteries Near Ne Smith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ne Smith.
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 Ne Smith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ne Smith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ne Smith, with the one closest to Ne Smith listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Beck Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beck Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the south of Town Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333462 <3>
- Beavers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sanderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jetton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blackground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackground Cemetery
- The Blackground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Church Cemetery
- Bethany MB Church Cemetery
- Black Ground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151111 <3>
- Roden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Masterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodwin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Hatton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306470 <3>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (768 more) ...
- Bain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lansdell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Ne Smith in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ne Smith.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ne Smith, with the one closest to Ne Smith listed first.
- Hatton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Edmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Town Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Landersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mountain Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Leighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Moulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ne Smith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ne Smith.
Newspapers Published in Ne Smith ...
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 Ne Smith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ne Smith, 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 Ne Smith.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ne Smith:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Winston County
- Lawrence 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- Ne Smith) 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 Ne Smith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |