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 Sanders Ferry (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 Sanders Ferry. 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 Sanders Ferry ...
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 Sanders Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sanders Ferry may originally have been Sander's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sanders Ferry might be written as Sander Ferry.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Sanders Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Sanders Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sanders Ferry:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Sanders Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Ferry, with the one closest to Sanders Ferry listed first.
- Coker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Foster's
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buhl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Ingleside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Northport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sahama Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Tuscaloosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elrod
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- University
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Alberta City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Ralph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Front Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Ferry, with the one closest to Sanders Ferry listed first.
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Pondville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Scottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Fayette County
- Ashcraft Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Ferry, with the one closest to Sanders Ferry listed first.
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mantua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Lewiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Eutaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Greene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Ferry, with the one closest to Sanders Ferry listed first.
- Moundville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Powers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Oak Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Akron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Sawyerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- Brush Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Ferry, with the one closest to Sanders Ferry listed first.
- Gordo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benevola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Bell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Lubbub
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Olney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Stansel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Reform
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Aliceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coal Fire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- McMullen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sanders Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Sanders Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Sanders Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sanders Ferry.
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 Sanders Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sanders Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sanders Ferry, with the one closest to Sanders Ferry listed first.
- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Winn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Geer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dodd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beautiful Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Romulus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (502 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sanders Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sanders Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sanders Ferry, with the one closest to Sanders Ferry listed first.
- Romulus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Coker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Foster's
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sylvan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Northport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Tuscaloosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- University
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Hull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Cottondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Powers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Mantua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Gordo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sanders Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sanders Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Sanders Ferry ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanders Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sanders Ferry, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sanders Ferry.
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 helpful 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 Sanders Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Perry County
- Pickens County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Sanders Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Sanders Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |