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 Oden Ridge (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 Oden Ridge. 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 Oden Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Oden Ridge: Oden Rdg. (or less commonly used: Oden Rdge. or Oden Ridg.)
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 southeast 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 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.
Oden Ridge is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Oden Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oden Ridge:
- Morgan County (The home county of Oden Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oden Ridge, with the one closest to Oden Ridge listed first.
- Eva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Florette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Somerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Apple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ryan Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Falkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Leesdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Winton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Valhermoso Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oden Ridge, with the one closest to Oden Ridge listed first.
- Birdie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Mountain Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Blountsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Gum Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Bright Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- McLarty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Craig
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Royal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oden Ridge, with the one closest to Oden Ridge listed first.
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Simcoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Vinemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Vinemont
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Cullman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Baileytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Holly Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oden Ridge, with the one closest to Oden Ridge listed first.
- Oakville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Chalybeate Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oden Ridge, with the one closest to Oden Ridge listed first.
- Swancott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Harris Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Capshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Tanner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oden Ridge, with the one closest to Oden Ridge listed first.
- Triana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- English Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Greenwycke Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rideout Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Berkley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oden Ridge, with the one closest to Oden Ridge listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Ruth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Pine Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Union Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Askea Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Grassy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Scant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Warrenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oden Ridge, with the one closest to Oden Ridge listed first.
- Upshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oden Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Oden Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Oden Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oden Ridge.
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 Oden Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oden Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oden Ridge, with the one closest to Oden Ridge listed first.
- Childers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lawrence Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eva Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Daniels Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Key Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (735 more) ...
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Oden Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oden Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oden Ridge, with the one closest to Oden Ridge listed first.
- Eva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stringer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Somerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Woodland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Wilhites
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhites is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
- Apple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Leesdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Falkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valhermoso Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Simcoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Hulaco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Hartselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Baileyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 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 Oden Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oden Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Oden Ridge ...
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 Oden Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oden Ridge, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oden Ridge.
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 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 Oden Ridge:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Winston 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> | 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. |
| <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 Oden Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oden Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |