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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Peters. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Peters to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Peters, please Contact Us.
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 Peters (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 Peters. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Peters is historic, it would have been located within present day Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Peters. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peters:
- Marshall County (The home county of Peters)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
- Hustleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Mid ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Columbus City Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Albertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Columbus City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- North ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Wyeth City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Gregory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Rabbit Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Guntersville
(10 miles [16.1 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 <2>
- Boaz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Highmound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- 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
(23 miles [37 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
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Wynnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Birdie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
- Sand Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Leesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Centre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
- Joppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
- Whiton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Chigger Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Geraldine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Rains ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Crossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Hix ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rodentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Dawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
- Sardis City
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Mountainboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Yancy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Greer ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Duck Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Keener
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Crudup
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Reece City
(20 miles [32.2 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 Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
- Langston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Rock City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Dutton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lim Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Scottsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Gray ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Gurley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Whitesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
- Morgan City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Hulaco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ryan Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Lacey's Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair County
- Steele
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peters, see our County-by-County Page for Peters.
Cemeteries Near Peters ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peters.
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 Peters - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peters covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
- New Canaan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Martling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dalrymple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eason Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alder Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (543 more) ...
- New Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.
Peters itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peters, with the one closest to Peters listed first.
- Jink ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
- Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Martling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martling is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martling
- McVille
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McVille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Geraldine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Pendergrass ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pendergrass is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
- Meltonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- Rains ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Mid ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Albertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Crossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peters. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peters.
Newspapers Published in Peters ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peters.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peters, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peters.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Peters:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Peters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Peters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |