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 Providence (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 Providence. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Providence is located in Cullman 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 Cullman County: Blount, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Providence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Providence:
- Cullman County (The home county of Providence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- South Vinemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Cullman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Baileyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Baileytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Birdie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Gum Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Blountsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Bangor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Bright Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Blount Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Oakville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Wren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Moulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Swancott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Harris Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Triana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Whitesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- English Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Ruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Pine Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Askea Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Union Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Scant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Hyatt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Eva
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lacon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Falkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Florette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Hulaco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Cedar Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Somerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Hartselle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Winton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Priceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Marylee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Powellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Upshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Slick Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Ellaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Grayson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Providence, see our County-by-County Page for Providence.
Cemeteries Near Providence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Providence.
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 Providence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Providence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Flint Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vinemont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamby Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brindley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (655 more) ...
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Convent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Providence in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Providence.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Simcoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Eva
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhites
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilhites is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
- Cullman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baldwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Falkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Phelan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Phelan is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Leesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Battleground
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Battleground is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Baileyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stringer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Hulaco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cedar Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Walter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walter is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter
- Holly Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Providence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Providence.
Newspapers Published in Providence ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Providence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Providence, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Providence.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Providence:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cullman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Walker County
- Winston 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 Providence, 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' (or 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- Providence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |