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 Saginaw (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 Saginaw. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Saginaw is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Jefferson, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Saginaw. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saginaw:
- Shelby County (The home county of Saginaw)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Siluria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Alabaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brantleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Maylene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Falliston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tacoa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Tulse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Calera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bamford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Montevallo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Eddings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Brierfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Ashby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Seymour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Oakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Belle Ellen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Green Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blount County
- Dale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Jemison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jumbo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Thorsby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maplesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Weogufka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hoover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Mobile Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- New Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Oxmoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Vestavia Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bessemer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCalla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Creek Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
- Kimbrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Vincent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Talladega Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fayetteville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Childersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bon Air
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Comerdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Gantts Quarry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Zubers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- East Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Mignon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Logan Martin Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Tannehill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Lake View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Abernant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Vance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bull City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Kellerman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saginaw, see our County-by-County Page for Saginaw.
Cemeteries Near Saginaw ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saginaw.
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 Saginaw - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saginaw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ozley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Longview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Benten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Still Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Siluria Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nabors Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maylene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Saginaw in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saginaw.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saginaw, with the one closest to Saginaw listed first.
- Longview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Siluria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Maylene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dogwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Tacoa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Falliston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tulse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Calera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shelby Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby Springs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Springs
- Montevallo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bamford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Gurnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gurnee is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- South Calera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Calera is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Calera
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saginaw. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saginaw.
Newspapers Published in Saginaw ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saginaw.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saginaw, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saginaw.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Saginaw:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa 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 Saginaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saginaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |