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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Reedbrake. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Reedbrake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Reedbrake, please Contact Us.
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 Reedbrake (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 Reedbrake. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Reedbrake is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Reedbrake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reedbrake:
- Marshall County (The home county of Reedbrake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedbrake, with the one closest to Reedbrake listed first.
- Douglas
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Horton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Whitesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Hyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
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- Bowen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Rabbit Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Street ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Boaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gregory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Albertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Askea Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedbrake, with the one closest to Reedbrake listed first.
- Highmound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Bright Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Wynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Craig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Fridays Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Brooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Bird ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedbrake, with the one closest to Reedbrake listed first.
- Southside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Oak Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Ohatchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedbrake, with the one closest to Reedbrake listed first.
- Joppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baileytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Simcoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- East Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Cullman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedbrake, with the one closest to Reedbrake listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Rogers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Whiton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Crossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Geraldine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Dawson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Grove Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedbrake, with the one closest to Reedbrake listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Greer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Sardis City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Gallant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Nix ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Benson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedbrake, with the one closest to Reedbrake listed first.
- Langston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Madison County
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedbrake, with the one closest to Reedbrake listed first.
- Hulaco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Eva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Lacey's Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedbrake, with the one closest to Reedbrake listed first.
- Steele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Springville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ragland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reedbrake, see our County-by-County Page for Reedbrake.
Cemeteries Near Reedbrake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reedbrake.
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 Reedbrake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reedbrake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reedbrake, with the one closest to Reedbrake listed first.
- New Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Douglas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nixons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walls Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
Reedbrake itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reedbrake, with the one closest to Reedbrake listed first.
- Horton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Highmound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Snead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- McLarty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Bright Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Wynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Redbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reedbrake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reedbrake.
Newspapers Published in Reedbrake ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reedbrake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reedbrake, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reedbrake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Reedbrake:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Reedbrake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Reedbrake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |