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 Poseys Crossroads (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 Poseys Crossroads. 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.
Name Variations for Poseys Crossroads ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Poseys Crossroads: Poseys Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Poseys Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Poseys Crossroads may originally have been Posey's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Poseys Crossroads might be written as Posey Crossroads.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poseys Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poseys Crossroads.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Poseys Crossroads is located in Chilton 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 Chilton County: Autauga, Bibb, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Poseys Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poseys Crossroads:
- Chilton County (The home county of Poseys Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poseys Crossroads, with the one closest to Poseys Crossroads listed first.
- Jemison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thorsby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maplesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Clanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Riderville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Verbena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poseys Crossroads, with the one closest to Poseys Crossroads listed first.
- Billingsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vine Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Haynes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Jones
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Marbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poseys Crossroads, with the one closest to Poseys Crossroads listed first.
- Oakley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Tucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Ashby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Brierfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Active
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Eddings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Seymour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Centreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poseys Crossroads, with the one closest to Poseys Crossroads listed first.
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Dollar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Weogufka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Dallas County
- Plantersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Elmore County
- Lightwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poseys Crossroads, with the one closest to Poseys Crossroads listed first.
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Kimbrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- McCalla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mobile Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poseys Crossroads, with the one closest to Poseys Crossroads listed first.
- Oakmulgee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Jericho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sprott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poseys Crossroads, with the one closest to Poseys Crossroads listed first.
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Montevallo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Calera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maylene
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Sawmill Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Brantleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Saginaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Siluria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Merrell Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Pine Grove Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poseys Crossroads, with the one closest to Poseys Crossroads listed first.
- Talladega Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fayetteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poseys Crossroads, with the one closest to Poseys Crossroads listed first.
- Tannehill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Vance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Lake View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Hagler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poseys Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Poseys Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Poseys Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poseys Crossroads.
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 Poseys Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poseys Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poseys Crossroads, with the one closest to Poseys Crossroads listed first.
- Posey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Mars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Mars Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pates Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (422 more) ...
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Randolph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Poseys Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poseys Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poseys Crossroads, with the one closest to Poseys Crossroads listed first.
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Jemison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Brierfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lomax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lomax is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- South Calera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Calera is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Calera
- Montevallo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Trio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trio is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Calera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kincheon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kincheon is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheon
- Jumbo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Dogwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dogwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poseys Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poseys Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Poseys Crossroads ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poseys Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poseys Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poseys Crossroads.
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 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 Poseys Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Chilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Coosa County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Poseys Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Poseys Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |