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 Town (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 Town. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
New Town is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near New Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Town:
- Jackson County (The home county of New Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Haynes Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Stevenson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Rash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Fackler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Eliza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Beaty Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Cartersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Ider
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henagar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Sylvania
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Kaolin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Hammondville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Powell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Mentone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Head
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bankhead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Chattooga County (GA)
- Cloudland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Stewart Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Cole City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Trenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rising Fawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Durham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Thompsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Cassandra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Chattanooga Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Kensington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lookout Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Flintstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rock City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Fantasy Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Chickamauga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coffee County (TN)
- Ruthledge Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Saint Marys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Cowan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <1>
- Sewanee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sand Switch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Greenhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Beans Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Decherd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Monteagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lankford Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tracy City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sartain Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Pelham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tiftonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Saint Elmo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Valley Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Orme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richard City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Kimball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Vulcan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Powells Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Town, see our County-by-County Page for New Town.
Cemeteries Near New Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Town.
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 Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Wimberley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Potts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cargile Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Foshee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cawlfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brown - Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Caperton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Austin - Cameron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hackworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cargile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (671 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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 New Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Stevenson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fabius
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fabius is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Fackler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Wannville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wannville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Kirby Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kirby Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Long Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Higdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kyles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Rosalie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rosalie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Hollywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Town.
Newspapers Published in New Town ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Town, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Town.
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 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 Town:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion 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- New Town) 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 New Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |