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 Old Fabius (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 Old Fabius. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Old Fabius 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 Old Fabius. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Fabius:
- Jackson County (The home county of Old Fabius)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fabius, with the one closest to Old Fabius listed first.
- New Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Haynes Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Stevenson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Fackler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Eliza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fabius, with the one closest to Old Fabius listed first.
- Cartersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Ider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaty Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Henagar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Kaolin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Sylvania
(18 miles [29 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
- Hammondville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Mentone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Head
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Bankhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fabius, with the one closest to Old Fabius listed first.
- Fort Oglethorpe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fabius, with the one closest to Old Fabius listed first.
- Cloudland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Menlo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fabius, with the one closest to Old Fabius listed first.
- Stewart Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cole City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morganville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fabius, with the one closest to Old Fabius listed first.
- Durham
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Cassandra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Thompsonville
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Kensington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Flintstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Lookout Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fantasy Hills
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Chickamauga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bronco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fabius, with the one closest to Old Fabius listed first.
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Saint Marys
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Sand Switch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Grundy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fabius, with the one closest to Old Fabius listed first.
- Monteagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lankford Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fabius, with the one closest to Old Fabius listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tiftonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Saint Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- 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
- Milbro Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Chattanooga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fabius, with the one closest to Old Fabius listed first.
- Richard City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Orme
(12 miles [19.3 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
- South Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Kimball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vulcan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Comfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Powells Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Fabius, see our County-by-County Page for Old Fabius.
Cemeteries Near Old Fabius ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Fabius.
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 Old Fabius - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Fabius covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Fabius, with the one closest to Old Fabius listed first.
- Caperton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sterne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cawlfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foshee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wimberley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (587 more) ...
- Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cargile 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.<4>
While we didn't find Old Fabius in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Fabius.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Fabius, with the one closest to Old Fabius listed first.
- Fabius
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fabius is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Stevenson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wannville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wannville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
- Fackler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Rosalie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosalie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Higdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Kirby Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kyles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Hollywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henagar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Fabius. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Fabius.
Newspapers Published in Old Fabius ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Fabius.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Fabius, 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 Old Fabius.
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 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 Old Fabius:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Walker 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' (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- Old Fabius) 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 Old Fabius, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |