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 Rabbit Town (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 Rabbit Town. 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.
Rabbit Town is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Rabbit Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rabbit Town:
- Marshall County (The home county of Rabbit Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabbit Town, with the one closest to Rabbit Town listed first.
- Albertville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gregory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Street ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Rayburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Wyeth City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Hustleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Guntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Horton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Hyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabbit Town, with the one closest to Rabbit Town listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Highmound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Bright Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Snead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Craig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Wynnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Birdie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Calhoun County
- Southside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabbit Town, with the one closest to Rabbit Town listed first.
- Sand Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Leesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabbit Town, with the one closest to Rabbit Town listed first.
- Joppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baileytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Simcoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabbit Town, with the one closest to Rabbit Town listed first.
- Rains ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Whiton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rodentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Crossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Geraldine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Chigger Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Grove Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Cotnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabbit Town, with the one closest to Rabbit Town listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Sardis City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mountainboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Whitesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Egypt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Howelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Altoona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabbit Town, with the one closest to Rabbit Town listed first.
- Langston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aspel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Rock City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Lim Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Larkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Dutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabbit Town, with the one closest to Rabbit Town listed first.
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Whitesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Gurley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Big Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- English Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabbit Town, with the one closest to Rabbit Town listed first.
- Hulaco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Lacey's Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Valhermoso Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabbit Town, with the one closest to Rabbit Town listed first.
- Steele
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rabbit Town, see our County-by-County Page for Rabbit Town.
Cemeteries Near Rabbit Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rabbit Town.
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 Rabbit Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rabbit Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rabbit Town, with the one closest to Rabbit Town listed first.
- Little Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. High Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highpoint MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Albertville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Brashiers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (517 more) ...
- Happy Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alder Springs 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 Rabbit Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rabbit Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rabbit Town, with the one closest to Rabbit Town listed first.
- Albertville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Street ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Hyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Horton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Guntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Sidney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- McVille
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McVille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Martling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martling is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martling
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Warrenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Boaz
(8 miles [12.9 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 Rabbit Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rabbit Town.
Newspapers Published in Rabbit Town ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rabbit Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rabbit Town, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rabbit Town.
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 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 Rabbit Town:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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 Rabbit Town, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rabbit Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |