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 Perkins Ferry (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 Perkins Ferry. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Perkins Ferry is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Perkins Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perkins Ferry:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Perkins Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins Ferry, with the one closest to Perkins Ferry listed first.
- Kirk's Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Howells Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Noah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Gaylesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Exie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins Ferry, with the one closest to Perkins Ferry listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Dailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Collins ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Piedmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Nances Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Colvins Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Merrellton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins Ferry, with the one closest to Perkins Ferry listed first.
- Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Grantley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins Ferry, with the one closest to Perkins Ferry listed first.
- Lickskillet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Adamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Dog Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Douglas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Alpine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Fort Payne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Pine Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Bankhead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins Ferry, with the one closest to Perkins Ferry listed first.
- Ballplay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Banner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Hale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Coat's Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Hokes Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Edwardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Keener
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Yancy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Bartow County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins Ferry, with the one closest to Perkins Ferry listed first.
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins Ferry, with the one closest to Perkins Ferry listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Berryton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Menlo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Summerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cloudland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pennville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Zula ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Trion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins Ferry, with the one closest to Perkins Ferry listed first.
- Coosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Robealou Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Atlanta Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Lindale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Berry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rosemont Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Silver Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Gordon County (GA)
- Plainville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County (GA)
- Felton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins Ferry, with the one closest to Perkins Ferry listed first.
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Esom Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Cedartown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Seney is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Grady ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Aragon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rockmart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perkins Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Perkins Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Perkins Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perkins Ferry.
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 Perkins Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perkins Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perkins Ferry, with the one closest to Perkins Ferry listed first.
- Davenport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waterhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Alexis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- State Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coosa River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fife Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hardman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clemones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howell 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.<3>
While we didn't find Perkins Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perkins Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perkins Ferry, with the one closest to Perkins Ferry listed first.
- Kirk's Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Waterhouse
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waterhouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse
- Alexis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Farill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Farill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farill
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Melson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Melson is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melson
- Early ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Early is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Mount Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Noah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Key
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Key is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Foster Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Foster Mills is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perkins Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perkins Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Perkins Ferry ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perkins Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perkins Ferry, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perkins Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Perkins Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Haralson County
- Polk 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Perkins Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perkins Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |