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 Pisgah (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 Pisgah. 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.
Pisgah is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Pisgah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pisgah:
- Jackson County (The home county of Pisgah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Gray ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Dutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Hollywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fackler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackankle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Section
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Blanche
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Taft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- New Moon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Broomtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Ringgold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Sand Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Henagar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Beaty Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Powell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Rainsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cartersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Chavies
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Hammondville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Kaolin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Valley Head
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- Gurley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Mid ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Peters ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- North ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Cloudland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Berryton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Trenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Cassandra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Durham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Kensington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Bronco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Orme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richard City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Kimball
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vulcan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pisgah, see our County-by-County Page for Pisgah.
Cemeteries Near Pisgah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pisgah.
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 Pisgah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pisgah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- The Hudgins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pisgah Holiness Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23577 <2>
- New Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sarratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Samples Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dean Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rosalie Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Finnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shipp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (525 more) ...
- Coffey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pisgah had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pisgah had a population of 687 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Index ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Rosalie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosalie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Henagar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Dutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Wannville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wannville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mahan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
- Hollywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Fackler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Fabius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fabius is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Ider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Scottsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Kyles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pisgah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pisgah.
Newspapers Published in Pisgah ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pisgah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pisgah, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pisgah.
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 Pisgah:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Franklin County
- Marion 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 Pisgah, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pisgah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |