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 Rossland City (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 Rossland City. 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 northeast 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 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.
Rossland City is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Rossland City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rossland City:
- Fayette County (The home county of Rossland City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossland City, with the one closest to Rossland City listed first.
- Fayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Bankston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Belk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Berry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kirkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Ashcraft Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Alta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Bazemore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Gu - Win
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossland City, with the one closest to Rossland City listed first.
- Kennedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Hightogy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Millport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fernbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Beaverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sulligent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossland City, with the one closest to Rossland City listed first.
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Guin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Yampertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Brilliant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Twin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Stinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Pikeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossland City, with the one closest to Rossland City listed first.
- Lubbub
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Reform
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gordo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Coal Fire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- McShan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Stansel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossland City, with the one closest to Rossland City listed first.
- New Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Samantha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Echola
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Lake Front Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Buhl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Elrod
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Coker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossland City, with the one closest to Rossland City listed first.
- Corona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Eldridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Coal Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Oakman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Townley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Saragossa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Slicklizzard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossland City, with the one closest to Rossland City listed first.
- Farriss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Natural Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (MS)
- Gattman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rossland City, see our County-by-County Page for Rossland City.
Cemeteries Near Rossland City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rossland City.
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 Rossland City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rossland City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rossland City, with the one closest to Rossland City listed first.
- Whitson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Caines Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Phillips Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fayette Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Fayette.
- The Fayette Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Heritage Memorial Cemetery
- McConnell Family Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25089 <3>
- Continue List (606 more) ...
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bankhead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Rossland City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rossland City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rossland City, with the one closest to Rossland City listed first.
- Stough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stough is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stough
- Bankston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Covin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Covin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covin
- Newtonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newtonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- New Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Berry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kennedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Alta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Kingville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kingville is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville
- Moore's Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Bridge
- Wayside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Glen Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lubbub
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rossland City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rossland City.
Newspapers Published in Rossland City ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rossland City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rossland City, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rossland City.
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 Rossland City:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Monroe 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- Rossland City) 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 Rossland City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |