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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Posey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Posey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Posey, 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 Posey (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 Posey. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Posey is historic, it would have been located within present day Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Colbert, Lawrence, Limestone, Tishomingo (MS), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Lawrence (TN) & Wayne (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Posey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Posey:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Posey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Comer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Arkdell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Belew ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Corum ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Killen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Ford City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Wilson Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Leighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Muscle Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Sheffield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Tuscumbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Town Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Courtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Edmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Courtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Hatton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Chalybeate Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Lester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Poplar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Elkmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pettusville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Tanner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Minor Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Anthony Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bodenham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Green Field
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Weakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Rascal Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Busby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Westpoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Leoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fall River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Lawrenceburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Prospect
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Cypress Inn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Collinwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Posey, see our County-by-County Page for Posey.
Cemeteries Near Posey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Posey.
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 Posey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Posey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Crow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pettus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stutts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Richardson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluewater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (774 more) ...
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pettus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grissom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
While we didn't find Posey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Posey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Posey, with the one closest to Posey listed first.
- Comer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Belew ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Bailey Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Florian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pruitton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Rogersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wayland Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Springs
- Webster ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Jacksonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Posey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Posey.
Newspapers Published in Posey ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Posey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Posey, 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 Posey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Posey:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne 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 Posey, 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Posey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |