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 Prides Ferry (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 Prides Ferry. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Prides Ferry is located in Colbert 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 Colbert County: Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Prides Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prides Ferry:
- Colbert County (The home county of Prides Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prides Ferry, with the one closest to Prides Ferry listed first.
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Red Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tuscumbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- White House Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Muscle Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Littleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prides Ferry, with the one closest to Prides Ferry listed first.
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Belgreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Rockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Pleasant Site
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Burntout
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Churntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Spruce Pine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Phil Campbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Red Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prides Ferry, with the one closest to Prides Ferry listed first.
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Cypress Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- McGee Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Jacksonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Threet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Saint Florian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Bailey Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Zip City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prides Ferry, with the one closest to Prides Ferry listed first.
- Edmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Town Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Red Bank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mount Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Prentiss County (MS)
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prides Ferry, with the one closest to Prides Ferry listed first.
- Oldham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Iuka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Tishomingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Short
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Paden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Dennis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Golden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holcut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Burnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prides Ferry, with the one closest to Prides Ferry listed first.
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Lowryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prides Ferry, with the one closest to Prides Ferry listed first.
- Iron City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Joseph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prides Ferry, with the one closest to Prides Ferry listed first.
- Cypress Inn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Corning ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Lutts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Collinwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Prides Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Prides Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Prides Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prides Ferry.
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 Prides Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prides Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prides Ferry, with the one closest to Prides Ferry listed first.
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pride Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Key Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rutland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (685 more) ...
- Keeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Prides Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prides Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prides Ferry, with the one closest to Prides Ferry listed first.
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Barton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Smithsonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Tuscumbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- South Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rhodesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesville
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Gravelly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Frankfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prides Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prides Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Prides Ferry ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prides Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prides Ferry, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prides Ferry.
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 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 Prides Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Colbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Prentiss County
- Tishomingo County
- Hardin County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Prides Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Prides Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |