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 Potash (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 Potash. 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.
Potash is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Potash. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Potash:
- Randolph County (The home county of Potash)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potash, with the one closest to Potash listed first.
- High Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Corbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wedowee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Newell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Peavy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Graham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potash, with the one closest to Potash listed first.
- Doublehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Clackville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Stroud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Abanda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Evansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Milltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Penton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chapel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Fredonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potash, with the one closest to Potash listed first.
- Cragford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Motley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Barfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Delta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lineville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Haynes Crossroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Elder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Harkins Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potash, with the one closest to Potash listed first.
- Ranburne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hightower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Micaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hollis Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Abel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Heflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potash, with the one closest to Potash listed first.
- Truett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Frog Eye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Daviston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Dudleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Goldville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Matilda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- New Site
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potash, with the one closest to Potash listed first.
- Tyus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Roopville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bowers Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Fairlawn Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Jake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdon Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coweta County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potash, with the one closest to Potash listed first.
- Sargent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Haralson County (GA)
- Waco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potash, with the one closest to Potash listed first.
- Frolona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Yates Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Ephesus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Glenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Roosterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Centralhatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Corinth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potash, with the one closest to Potash listed first.
- Evansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Graysons Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Abbottsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sunny Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- West Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Brays Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Rockwell Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Asta Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- LaGrange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hogansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Louise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Potash, see our County-by-County Page for Potash.
Cemeteries Near Potash ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Potash.
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 Potash - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Potash covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Potash, with the one closest to Potash listed first.
- Highway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Rocky Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- High Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (464 more) ...
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 in 1895, Potash had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Potash, with the one closest to Potash listed first.
- Omaha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Haywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- High Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Wehadkee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wehadkee is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehadkee
- Waldrep
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Cornhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- Frolona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Wedowee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lamar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lamar is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Texas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Texas is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Potash. See our List of 1890's Communities around Potash.
Newspapers Published in Potash ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Potash.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Potash, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Potash.
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 websites either 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 Potash:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Troup 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 Potash, 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- Potash) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |