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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 Ramblewood Shores (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 Ramblewood Shores. 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.
Name Variations for Ramblewood Shores ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ramblewood Shores: Ramblewood Shrs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Ramblewood Shores is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Colbert, Lawrence, Limestone, Tishomingo (MS), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Lawrence (TN) & Wayne (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Ramblewood Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ramblewood Shores:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Ramblewood Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramblewood Shores, with the one closest to Ramblewood Shores listed first.
- Rogersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Dells Vista Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Confluence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Arkdell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Killen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramblewood Shores, with the one closest to Ramblewood Shores listed first.
- Ford City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Leighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Wilson Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Muscle Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- South Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Sheffield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Tuscumbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- White House Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Franklin County
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramblewood Shores, with the one closest to Ramblewood Shores listed first.
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- North Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Town Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Mountain Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Chalybeate Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Hatton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramblewood Shores, with the one closest to Ramblewood Shores listed first.
- Poplar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Lentzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tanner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Orrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Elkmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Country Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramblewood Shores, with the one closest to Ramblewood Shores listed first.
- Trinity
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Austinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Russell Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Flint City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramblewood Shores, with the one closest to Ramblewood Shores listed first.
- Minor Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Green Field
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Ardmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramblewood Shores, with the one closest to Ramblewood Shores listed first.
- Rascal Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Appleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Liberty Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Busby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Iron City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Fall River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Leoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westpoint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- New Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Wayne County (TN)
- Corning ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ramblewood Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Ramblewood Shores.
Cemeteries Near Ramblewood Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ramblewood Shores.
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 Ramblewood Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ramblewood Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ramblewood Shores, with the one closest to Ramblewood Shores listed first.
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haraway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fuqual Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (817 more) ...
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Ramblewood Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ramblewood Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ramblewood Shores, with the one closest to Ramblewood Shores listed first.
- Rogersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Town Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Poplar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Lentzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Good Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Bingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Mountain Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ramblewood Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ramblewood Shores.
Newspapers Published in Ramblewood Shores ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ramblewood Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ramblewood Shores, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ramblewood Shores.
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 Ramblewood Shores:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Franklin County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Morgan County
- Giles 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 Ramblewood Shores, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ramblewood Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |