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 Piedmont (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 Piedmont. 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.
Piedmont is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Jackson, Limestone, Marshall, Morgan, Franklin (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Piedmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piedmont:
- Madison County (The home county of Piedmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
- Greenwycke Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Chelsea
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- English Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Big Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Mercury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Normal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rideout Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Country Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Ryland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
- Joppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
- Paint Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hollytree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Pleasant Groves
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Princeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Lim Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Aspel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Larkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Baileytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
- Swancott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Capshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Westlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Center Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Belle Mina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Mooresville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Fairmount
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Country Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Caro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Harris Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Union Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Ruth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Scant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Grassy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Hog Jaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Columbus City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Arab
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
- Lacey's Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Valhermoso Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Winton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Apple Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Florette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Somerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Priceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burningtree Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Franklin County (TN)
- Huntland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
- Ardmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Wheelerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Howell Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Cash Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Camargo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Flintville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Park City Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Coldwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Corder Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Molino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Clarks Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Pearl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piedmont, see our County-by-County Page for Piedmont.
Cemeteries Near Piedmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piedmont.
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 Piedmont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piedmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
- Sivley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Drake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Matkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McDonnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lanier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Donegan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Landman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (990 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan - Lanier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Piedmont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piedmont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
- Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haden is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Mercury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Whitesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Brownsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Monrovia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Owens' Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Factory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Moore's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Meridianville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jeff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Triana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piedmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piedmont.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Piedmont ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piedmont.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Piedmont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Piedmont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Piedmont.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> of Piedmont.
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 Piedmont:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln 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 Piedmont, 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 from Point A (ie- Piedmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |