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 River Bend (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 River Bend. 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 River Bend ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for River Bend: River Bnd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named River Bend. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for River Bend.
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 northeast 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 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.
River Bend 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 River Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Bend:
- Cullman County (The home county of River Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend, with the one closest to River Bend listed first.
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Baileytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Dodge City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Holly Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Black Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Cullman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend, with the one closest to River Bend listed first.
- Gum Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Bangor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Nectar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nectar is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Blountsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blount Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Hayden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deavers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Adville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Locust Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Little Warrior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend, with the one closest to River Bend listed first.
- Altoona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nix ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Walnut Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Howelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend, with the one closest to River Bend listed first.
- Trafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Masseyline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Kimberly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Village Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Majestic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Morris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Crosston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Palmerdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Ayres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend, with the one closest to River Bend listed first.
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Arab
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Askea Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hog Jaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Ruth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Douglas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hyatt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Grassy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Horton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend, with the one closest to River Bend listed first.
- Hulaco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Eva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ryan Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Lacon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Apple Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Falkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Leesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Cedar Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Briscoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Hartselle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend, with the one closest to River Bend listed first.
- Springville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Argo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Saint Clair Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Whitney Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Margaret
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbough Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Steele
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Odenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend, with the one closest to River Bend listed first.
- Creel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Powellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Sipsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Burrows Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Sumiton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <1>
- Marylee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Red Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Dora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakahalla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Bend, with the one closest to River Bend listed first.
- Arley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upshaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Bend, see our County-by-County Page for River Bend.
Cemeteries Near River Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Bend.
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 River Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Bend, with the one closest to River Bend listed first.
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethlehem East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Garden City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Curl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guinns Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laodicea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (431 more) ...
- Welti Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tedder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 River Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Bend, with the one closest to River Bend listed first.
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Gum Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Bangor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Joy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Joy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Walter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walter is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter
- Blountsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blount Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Phelan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Phelan is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Holly Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Little Warrior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cullman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Bend.
Newspapers Published in River Bend ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Bend, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Bend.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 River Bend:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cullman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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> | 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 River Bend, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- River Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |