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 Saints Crossroads (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 Saints Crossroads. 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 Saints Crossroads ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saints Crossroads: Saints Xrds.
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 northeast 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 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.
Saints Crossroads is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Colbert, Lawrence, Marion, Winston, Itawamba (MS) & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Saints Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saints Crossroads:
- Franklin County (The home county of Saints Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saints Crossroads, with the one closest to Saints Crossroads listed first.
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Churntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Spruce Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Phil Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belgreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Hodges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Pleasant Site
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Vina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saints Crossroads, with the one closest to Saints Crossroads listed first.
- Littleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- White House Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Leighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Muscle Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nitrate City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Tuscumbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ford City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- South Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saints Crossroads, with the one closest to Saints Crossroads listed first.
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Cypress Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Killen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Saint Florian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Dells Vista Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- McGee Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Bailey Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saints Crossroads, with the one closest to Saints Crossroads listed first.
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Hatton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Edmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Town Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Muck City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Moulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Courtland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- North Courtland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Limestone County
- Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saints Crossroads, with the one closest to Saints Crossroads listed first.
- Bear Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hackleburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Thornhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saints Crossroads, with the one closest to Saints Crossroads listed first.
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saints Crossroads, with the one closest to Saints Crossroads listed first.
- Pebble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Littleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Ashridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Haleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Boar Tush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Ellaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Delmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Double Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Mary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Upshaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saints Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Saints Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Saints Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saints Crossroads.
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 Saints Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saints Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saints Crossroads, with the one closest to Saints Crossroads listed first.
- Bob Saint Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Saint Cemetery
- The Bob Saint Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bob Saints Cemetery
- St. Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Aycock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sibley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bobo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tharptown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Counts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gargas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gargis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (738 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Osborn Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Saints Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saints Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saints Crossroads, with the one closest to Saints Crossroads listed first.
- Newburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Littleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Bingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Hatton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Edmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Isbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isbell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saints Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saints Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Saints Crossroads ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saints Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saints Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saints Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Saints Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Winston 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 Saints Crossroads, 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' (or 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- Saints Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |