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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Nix. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nix to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nix, please Contact Us.
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 Nix (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 Nix. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Nix is historic, it would have been located within present day Etowah 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 Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Nix. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nix:
- Etowah County (The home county of Nix)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Altoona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Howelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Ivalee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Benson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Attalla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Taits Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Hoods Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Wynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Fridays Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Clarence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Snead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Appalachian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Straight Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Highmound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Highland Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Oak Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Ohatchee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Macon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Grayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Holly Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Simcoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- East Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rodentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Crossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Cotnam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Whiton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Dawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Geraldine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Ayres
(23 miles [37 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
- Clay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Bradford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Trafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Cahaba Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Chalkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Crosston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Grayson Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Whitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Hyatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Boaz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Street ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Gregory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Hulaco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Steele
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Springville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Wattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Odenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Argo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Margaret
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Colony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nix, see our County-by-County Page for Nix.
Cemeteries Near Nix ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nix.
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 Nix - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nix covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Altoona Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gallant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Bynum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.
Nix itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nix, with the one closest to Nix listed first.
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Redbud
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Bird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Steele
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Champion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Whitney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Stanfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stanfield is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
- Howelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Snead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Clarence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Oneonta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nix. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nix.
Newspapers Published in Nix ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nix.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nix, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nix.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Nix:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Nix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Nix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |