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 Robinson Ferry (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 Robinson Ferry. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Robinson Ferry is located in Elmore 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 Elmore County: Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Macon, Montgomery & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Robinson Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robinson Ferry:
- Elmore County (The home county of Robinson Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Ferry, with the one closest to Robinson Ferry listed first.
- Irma ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eclectic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Seman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Tallassee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Claud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Ware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Wetumpka
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Titus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Ferry, with the one closest to Robinson Ferry listed first.
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Blackman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Boyds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- LaFayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Penton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Ferry, with the one closest to Robinson Ferry listed first.
- Motley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Hollins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Mellow Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Millerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Ferry, with the one closest to Robinson Ferry listed first.
- Fishpond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Ray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Equality
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Nixburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Cottage Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Hissop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Kellyton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Pentonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Rockford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Stewartville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Ferry, with the one closest to Robinson Ferry listed first.
- Roxana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Loachapoka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Bottle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Ridgewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gwen Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Ferry, with the one closest to Robinson Ferry listed first.
- Liberty City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Notasulga
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hornady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shorter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calebee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- La Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Tysonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Tuskegee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Ferry, with the one closest to Robinson Ferry listed first.
- Waugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Mount Meigs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Sunshine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson Ferry, with the one closest to Robinson Ferry listed first.
- Benson ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Our Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Agricola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Dadeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksons' Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Reeltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Alexander City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Camp Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robinson Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Robinson Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Robinson Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robinson Ferry.
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 Robinson Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robinson Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robinson Ferry, with the one closest to Robinson Ferry listed first.
- County Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Benson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benson Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southwest of Dadeville.
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Benson - Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- John Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mask Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Watson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Chapel Cemetery
- The Watson Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Watson Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (358 more) ...
- Guthrie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harper Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Robinson Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Robinson Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Robinson Ferry, with the one closest to Robinson Ferry listed first.
- Irma ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Kowaliga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kowaliga is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kowaliga
- Island Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Agricola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Dadeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksons' Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eclectic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Central
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Alexander City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robinson Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robinson Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Robinson Ferry ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robinson Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robinson Ferry, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robinson Ferry.
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 websites either 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 Robinson Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Elmore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Tallapoosa 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> | 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- Robinson Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Robinson Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |