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 Roselle (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 Roselle. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Roselle is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Roselle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roselle:
- Clay County (The home county of Roselle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roselle, with the one closest to Roselle listed first.
- Millerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Chambers Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Hollins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Harkins Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Erin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Mellow Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Lineville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cragford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Motley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Elder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roselle, with the one closest to Roselle listed first.
- Bynum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Eastaboga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chambers County
- Abanda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roselle, with the one closest to Roselle listed first.
- Goodwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Stewartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Kellyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Weogufka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Ray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Hissop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Fishpond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Rockford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Nixburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Pentonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roselle, with the one closest to Roselle listed first.
- Almond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Ofelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Malone Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Christiana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Wadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forester Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roselle, with the one closest to Roselle listed first.
- Vincent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Cropwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Glen City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roselle, with the one closest to Roselle listed first.
- Harpersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Calcis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Merrell Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Pine Grove Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Sterrett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roselle, with the one closest to Roselle listed first.
- Chandler Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Oldfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Rendalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Sylacauga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winterboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Mignon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Waldo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Comerdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Gantts Quarry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roselle, with the one closest to Roselle listed first.
- Hackneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Cowpens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Goldville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- New Site
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Alexander City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Jacksons' Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daviston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Our Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Matilda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Truett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roselle, see our County-by-County Page for Roselle.
Cemeteries Near Roselle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roselle.
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 Roselle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roselle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roselle, with the one closest to Roselle listed first.
- Rozelle & Chandler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hatchett Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hatchett Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oaks Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Simmons Community Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Millerville.
- The Simmons Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simmons Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26284 <3>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harvell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Roselle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roselle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roselle, with the one closest to Roselle listed first.
- Hatchet Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Creek
- Hollins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Millerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Goodwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Chandler Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Oldfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Smelley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smelley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley
- Hackneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Rendalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Sylacauga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bluff Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Berney's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
- Stewartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roselle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roselle.
Newspapers Published in Roselle ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roselle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roselle, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roselle.
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 Roselle:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Coosa County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roselle) 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 Roselle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |