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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 Palmers Crossroads (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 Palmers Crossroads. 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 Palmers Crossroads ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Palmers Crossroads: Palmers Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Palmers Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Palmers Crossroads may originally have been Palmer's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Palmers Crossroads might be written as Palmer Crossroads.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Palmers Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palmers Crossroads.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Palmers Crossroads is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.

Below are the counties that are near Palmers Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palmers Crossroads:

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Palmers Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palmers Crossroads, with the one closest to Palmers Crossroads listed first.
    • Uriah
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Goodway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
    • Megargel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
    • Mount Pleasant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Frisco City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Excel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Perdue Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
    • Claiborne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Ollie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ollie is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
    • Mexia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mexia is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Monroeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palmers Crossroads, with the one closest to Palmers Crossroads listed first.
    • Little River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Blacksher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Tensaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Perdido
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Latham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Stockton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillipsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palmers Crossroads, with the one closest to Palmers Crossroads listed first.
    • Barlow Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Gainestown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Alma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Carlton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rockville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Suggsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Walker Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whatley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Whatley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
    • Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stave Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
    • Toddtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
    • Grove Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palmers Crossroads, with the one closest to Palmers Crossroads listed first.
    • Range
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
    • Repton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bermuda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
    • Belleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Belleville is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palmers Crossroads, with the one closest to Palmers Crossroads listed first.
    • Huxford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Atmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hammac
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
    • Flomaton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pollard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palmers Crossroads, with the one closest to Palmers Crossroads listed first.
    • Calvert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palmers Crossroads, with the one closest to Palmers Crossroads listed first.
    • Carson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Prestwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Sunflower
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Leroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Leroy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Malcolm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • McIntosh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bassetts Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
    • Wagarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palmers Crossroads, with the one closest to Palmers Crossroads listed first.
    • Byrneville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
    • Walnut Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Century
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palmers Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Palmers Crossroads.

Cemeteries Near Palmers Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmers Crossroads.

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 Palmers Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palmers Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palmers Crossroads, with the one closest to Palmers Crossroads listed first.

  • Semirah Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Uriah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mothershed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mineola Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Huxford Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Weatherford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sowell Old Field Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Booneville Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...

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 Palmers Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Palmers Crossroads.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Palmers Crossroads, with the one closest to Palmers Crossroads listed first.

  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Little River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Barlow Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
  • Blacksher
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Gainestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
  • Perdue Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
  • Claiborne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
  • Alma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Tensaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Range
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Range is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
  • Repton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Gosport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Gosport is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Perdido
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wallace
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Wallace is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Monroeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palmers Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmers Crossroads.

Newspapers Published in Palmers Crossroads ...

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 Palmers Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palmers Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palmers Crossroads.

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 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 Palmers Crossroads:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Palmers Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Palmers Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.