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 Overlook (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 Overlook. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Overlook 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 Overlook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Overlook:
- Jackson County (The home county of Overlook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Higdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eliza
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Haynes Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Bryant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Long Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Blanche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Cartersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Ider
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Henagar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kaolin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Hammondville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Mentone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Head
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bankhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Sylvania
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Alpine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Blue Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Fort Oglethorpe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Newnan Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Boynton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Dafron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ellie Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Cloudland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Trion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <1>
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Berryton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Summerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Stewart Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Morganville
(15 miles [24.1 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Durham
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Moons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Flintstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Chickamauga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fantasy Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Rock City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Whitfield County (GA)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Saint Marys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Sewanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Monteagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 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 Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Tiftonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Valley Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Chattanooga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milbro Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Ridgedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- East Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Orchard Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Signal Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Ridgeside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Richard City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- South Pittsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kimball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vulcan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Orme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Comfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Powells Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Overlook, see our County-by-County Page for Overlook.
Cemeteries Near Overlook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Overlook.
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 Overlook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Overlook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Newby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pritchett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weldon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Chapel Cemetery
- The Beulah Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Chapel MB Church Cemetery
- Beulahs Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Countess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (531 more) ...
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cagle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Overlook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Overlook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Higdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fabius
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fabius is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Ider
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosalie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosalie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Rising Fawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Stevenson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Wannville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wannville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Henagar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cole City
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Kaolin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Overlook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Overlook.
Newspapers Published in Overlook ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Overlook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Overlook, 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 Overlook.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Overlook:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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> | 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 Overlook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Overlook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |