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 New Home (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 New Home. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
New Home 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 New Home. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Home:
- Blount County (The home county of New Home)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Home, with the one closest to New Home listed first.
- Wynnville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Bird ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Snead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Fridays Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Taits Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Hoods Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Highmound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Bright Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Home, with the one closest to New Home listed first.
- Southside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Oak Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Ohatchee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Grayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Home, with the one closest to New Home listed first.
- Holly Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileyton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Simcoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- East Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Cullman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Home, with the one closest to New Home listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rogers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Crossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Cotnam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Geraldine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Dawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Home, with the one closest to New Home listed first.
- Altoona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Nix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Howelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Benson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Greer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Ivalee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Carlisle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Home, with the one closest to New Home listed first.
- Ayres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Masseyline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Village Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Palmerdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Trafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crosston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Majestic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Pinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Home, with the one closest to New Home listed first.
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Horton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Hyatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Street ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Boaz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Askea Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Rabbit Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Home, with the one closest to New Home listed first.
- Hulaco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Eva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Home, with the one closest to New Home listed first.
- Whitney Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Springville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Branchville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Ragland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Argo
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Odenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Margaret
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Wattsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Home, see our County-by-County Page for New Home.
Cemeteries Near New Home ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Home.
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 New Home - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Home covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Home, with the one closest to New Home listed first.
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ellison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bynum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Painter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lamb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lamb Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Clarence
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (394 more) ...
- Moody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find New Home in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Home.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Home, with the one closest to New Home listed first.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Wynnville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Snead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Nix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Redbud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Highmound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McLarty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Bright Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Home. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Home.
Newspapers Published in New Home ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Home.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Home, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Home.
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 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 New Home:
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Home) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 New Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |