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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 Rash (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 Rash. 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 hospitals and 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.

Rash is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).

Below are the counties that are near Rash. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rash:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Rash)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rash, with the one closest to Rash listed first.
    • Stevenson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Haynes Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • New Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • New Town is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Fackler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Fackler is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
    • Browns Valley ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Kyles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Narrows ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Narrows is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Fairfield ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Mud Creek ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
    • Bridgeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
      • Former name for Bridgeport:
      • Jonesville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
    • Bellefonte ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blackankle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • DeKalb County
  • Madison County
  • Dade County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rash, with the one closest to Rash listed first.
    • Cole City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
    • Stewart Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
    • Trenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rising Fawn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Morganville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
    • Wildwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Walker County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rash, with the one closest to Rash listed first.
    • Durham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
    • Thompsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
    • Cassandra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Chattanooga Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
    • Kensington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Coffee County (TN)
    • Ruthledge Ford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
  • Franklin County (TN)
  • Grundy County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rash, with the one closest to Rash listed first.
    • Monteagle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lankford Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lankford Town is located in Grundy County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
    • Tracy City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • White City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • White City is located in Grundy County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Sartain Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
    • Pelham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Marion County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rash, with the one closest to Rash listed first.
    • Orme
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Richard City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
    • South Pittsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ketchall ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
    • New Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Kimball
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Comfort
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vulcan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Whiteside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rash, see our County-by-County Page for Rash.

Cemeteries Near Rash ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rash.

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 Rash - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rash covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rash, with the one closest to Rash listed first.

  • Longacre Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Carr Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shipp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Helton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lovelady Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Burch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cargile Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Loyds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Middleton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cargile Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (734 more) ...
    • Austin - Cameron Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Talley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

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 Rash in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rash.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rash, with the one closest to Rash listed first.

  • Stevenson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kirby Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirby Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
  • Fackler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fackler is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
  • Wannville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wannville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
  • Fabius
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fabius is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
  • Anderson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kyles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Narrows ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Narrows is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Mud Creek ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
  • Maynard Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollywood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bellefonte ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bridgeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
      • Former name for Bridgeport:
      • Jonesville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
    • Sunset ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sunset is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Greerton ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Greerton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rash. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rash.

Newspapers Published in Rash ...

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 Rash.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rash, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rash.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rash:

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 Rash, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rash) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.