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 Painter (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 Painter. 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 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.
Painter is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Painter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Painter:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Painter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter, with the one closest to Painter listed first.
- Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rains ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Crossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Geraldine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Rodentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Cotnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Grove Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter, with the one closest to Painter listed first.
- Highmound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- McLarty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bright Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Snead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Craig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Wynnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Clarence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Bird ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter, with the one closest to Painter listed first.
- Southside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Oak Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Colvins Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter, with the one closest to Painter listed first.
- Sand Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Centre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Blanche
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Cedar Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Gaylesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Moshat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter, with the one closest to Painter listed first.
- Joppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter, with the one closest to Painter listed first.
- Sardis City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Whitesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Yancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Duck Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Mountainboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Keener
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Greer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Crudup
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Reece City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reece City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter, with the one closest to Painter listed first.
- Langston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Section
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aspel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Dutton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Scottsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lim Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Gray ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter, with the one closest to Painter listed first.
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter, with the one closest to Painter listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Hustleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Albertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Mid ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Rayburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Wyeth City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Columbus City Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Gregory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Guntersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painter, with the one closest to Painter listed first.
- Hulaco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Briscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Ryan Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Saint Clair County
- Steele
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Painter, see our County-by-County Page for Painter.
Cemeteries Near Painter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Painter.
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 Painter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Painter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Painter, with the one closest to Painter listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dalrymple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Myrtletree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blessing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Turnover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Painter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Painter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Painter, with the one closest to Painter listed first.
- Whiton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- McVille
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McVille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Rains ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Peters ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Jink ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
- Crossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Geraldine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Rodentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Skirum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Skirum is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skirum
- Martling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martling is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martling
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Albertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Painter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Painter.
Newspapers Published in Painter ...
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 Painter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Painter, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Painter.
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 Painter:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Painter) 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 Painter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |