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 Neighbors Mill (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 Neighbors Mill. 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 Neighbors Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Neighbors Mill: Neighbors Ml. (or less commonly used: Neighbors Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Neighbors Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Neighbors Mill may originally have been Neighbor's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Neighbors Mill might be written as Neighbor Mill.
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.
Neighbors Mill 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 Neighbors Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Neighbors Mill:
- Marshall County (The home county of Neighbors Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neighbors Mill, with the one closest to Neighbors Mill listed first.
- Union Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Scant City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Grassy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Warrenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Arab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Askea Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Pine Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neighbors Mill, with the one closest to Neighbors Mill 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
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- McLarty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Bright Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Brooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Birdie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Highmound
(17 miles [27.4 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)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neighbors Mill, with the one closest to Neighbors Mill listed first.
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- South Vinemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cullman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neighbors Mill, with the one closest to Neighbors Mill listed first.
- Rogers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Grove Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Rains ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Chigger Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Geraldine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Hix ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Gibson Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 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 Neighbors Mill, with the one closest to Neighbors Mill listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Walnut Grove
(23 miles [37 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
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mountainboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Sardis City
(23 miles [37 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
- Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Altoona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Egypt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Nix ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neighbors Mill, with the one closest to Neighbors Mill listed first.
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Aspel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Langston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Pleasant Groves
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neighbors Mill, with the one closest to Neighbors Mill listed first.
- Swancott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neighbors Mill, with the one closest to Neighbors Mill listed first.
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Big Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Gurley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Triana
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Brownsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neighbors Mill, with the one closest to Neighbors Mill listed first.
- Briscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Apple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hulaco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Lacey's Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valhermoso Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Eva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Neighbors Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Neighbors Mill.
Cemeteries Near Neighbors Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neighbors Mill.
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 Neighbors Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Neighbors Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neighbors Mill, with the one closest to Neighbors Mill listed first.
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nearen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Honey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (683 more) ...
- Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beech Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester Cooley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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]<4> 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>
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.<5>
While we didn't find Neighbors Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Neighbors Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Neighbors Mill, with the one closest to Neighbors Mill listed first.
- Union Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Warrenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Arab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Cottonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Oleander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Guntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- North ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Street ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Neighbors Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neighbors Mill.
Newspapers Published in Neighbors Mill ...
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 Neighbors Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neighbors Mill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neighbors Mill.
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 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 Neighbors Mill:
- 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> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Neighbors Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Neighbors Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |