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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ogee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ogee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ogee, 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 Ogee (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 Ogee. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Ogee is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Ogee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ogee:
- Blount County (The home county of Ogee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogee, with the one closest to Ogee listed first.
- Taits Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Appalachian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Hoods Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Straight Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Highland Lake
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Oneonta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bird ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Rosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Allgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Fridays Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Wynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogee, with the one closest to Ogee listed first.
- Southside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Macon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Ohatchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Grayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogee, with the one closest to Ogee listed first.
- Holly Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Baileytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Hanceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Baileyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Black Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Damascus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogee, with the one closest to Ogee listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rodentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogee, with the one closest to Ogee listed first.
- Nix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Altoona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Benson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Howelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Ivalee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Attalla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogee, with the one closest to Ogee listed first.
- Ayres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Village Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Palmerdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Bradford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Trafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Breakstone Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Cahaba Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Chalkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Crosston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogee, with the one closest to Ogee listed first.
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Whitesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hyatt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Boaz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Street ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Askea Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Albertville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogee, with the one closest to Ogee listed first.
- Hulaco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 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 Ogee, with the one closest to Ogee listed first.
- Whitney Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steele
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Margaret
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Wattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Ragland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Argo
(18 miles [29 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
- Shelby County
- Dunnavant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogee, with the one closest to Ogee listed first.
- Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Windsong Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ogee, see our County-by-County Page for Ogee.
Cemeteries Near Ogee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ogee.
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 Ogee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ogee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ogee, with the one closest to Ogee listed first.
- Antioch Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Oneonta.
- The Antioch Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glover Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995274 <4>
- Clements Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beason / Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Painter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Reeves Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Ogee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ogee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ogee, with the one closest to Ogee listed first.
- Champion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Nix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Oneonta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chepultepec
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chepultepec is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepultepec
- Bird ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Whitney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Caldwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Ashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Wynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Steele
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ogee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ogee.
Newspapers Published in Ogee ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ogee, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ogee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ogee:
- 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
- Shelby 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 Ogee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ogee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |