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 Possum Trot (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 Possum Trot. 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 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.
Possum Trot is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Possum Trot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Possum Trot:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Possum Trot)
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Merrellton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Jacksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nances Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Colvins Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Booker T City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Angel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Collins ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Mack ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Piedmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Weaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Ball Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Spring Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Exie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Moshat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Rock Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Centre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tecumseh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Tucker Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Leesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Noah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Elder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Grantley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Borden Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Edwardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Heflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fruithurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Abel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Ai
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Muscadine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Hollis Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Hopewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Micaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Collinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Cotnam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Rodentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Banner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Cobb City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Hokes Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glencoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Burns Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Markton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Hale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- East Gadsden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Edwardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Pilgrims Rest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Ragland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Steele
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Coldwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Kentuck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Grant Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Floyd County (GA)
- Cave Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Tallapoosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Budapest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Felton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Esom Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cedartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Possum Trot, see our County-by-County Page for Possum Trot.
Cemeteries Near Possum Trot ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Possum Trot.
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 Possum Trot - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Possum Trot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Wellborn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boozer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McCain's Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain's Chapel Cemetery
- The McCain's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCain Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24288 <2>
- Community Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Munger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tredagar - Boozer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ohatchee #2 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nances Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Littlejohn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Possum Trot in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Possum Trot.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Merrellton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Jacksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nances Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Colvins Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jenkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Mack ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Reaves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reaves is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Piedmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Laney is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Duke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Gnatville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gnatville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatville
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Possum Trot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Possum Trot.
Newspapers Published in Possum Trot ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Possum Trot.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Possum Trot, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Possum Trot.
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 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 Possum Trot:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Polk 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 Possum Trot, 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- Possum Trot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |