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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rollins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rollins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rollins, 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 Rollins (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 Rollins. 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 Rollins ...
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.
While the name of this community is Rollins, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Rollins may originally have been Rollin's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rollins. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rollins.
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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Rollins is historic, it would have been located within present day Etowah 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 Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Rollins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rollins:
- Etowah County (The home county of Rollins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Sardis City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Whitesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Mountainboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Greer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Yancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Crudup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Keener
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Egypt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Highmound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- McLarty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Snead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wynnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bird ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Bright Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Craig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Clarence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Fridays Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Southside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Cochran Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Colvins Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Mack ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Grayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Ohatchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Collins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Wellington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Centre
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Ball Flat
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Moshat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Cedar Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Taft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Blanche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Joppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Crossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Dawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Geraldine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Langston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Section
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aspel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Madison County
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Boaz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Hustleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rabbit Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Horton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Peters ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Gregory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Morgan County
- Hulaco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Steele
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ragland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rollins, see our County-by-County Page for Rollins.
Cemeteries Near Rollins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rollins.
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 Rollins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rollins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whitesboro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thrasher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Boaz.
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21588 <5>
- Upton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northeast of Boaz.
- The Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Union Church Cemetery
- Union First Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26801 <5>
- Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- Mizell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Rollins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rollins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Fenton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fenton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Pulltight
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pulltight is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mountainboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Boaz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Rains ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Avery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Duck Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Yancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rollins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rollins.
Newspapers Published in Rollins ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rollins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rollins, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rollins.
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 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 Rollins:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Marshall 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 Rollins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rollins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |