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 Sanford 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 Sanford 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.
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.
Sanford Ferry is located in Walker County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Sanford Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sanford Ferry:
- Walker County (The home county of Sanford Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Ferry, with the one closest to Sanford Ferry listed first.
- Goodsprings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodsprings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Reeds Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- America
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- America is located in Walker County
- Parrish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Barney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Twilley Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twilley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Dovertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Red Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Quinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Quinton is located in Walker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinton <2>
- Cordova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Cordova is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <2>
- Burnwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Wyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Oakman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <2>
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Ferry, with the one closest to Sanford Ferry listed first.
- Green Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond is located in Bibb County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Pond <2>
- Blocton Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocton Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bibb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Bibb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Ferry, with the one closest to Sanford Ferry listed first.
- Red Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Warrior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
- Warrior is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <2>
- Reid's
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Smoke Rise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Ferry, with the one closest to Sanford Ferry listed first.
- Arkadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arkadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Ardell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Bremen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Bremen is located in Cullman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <2>
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Ferry, with the one closest to Sanford Ferry listed first.
- Alta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Berry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Berry is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <2>
- Bankston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Ferry, with the one closest to Sanford Ferry listed first.
- Black Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Black Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- West Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Short Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Toadvine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Media
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Ezra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Sylvan Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Springs
- Sylvan Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Springs <2>
- Maytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Alden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Graysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graysville <2>
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Shelby County
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanford Ferry, with the one closest to Sanford Ferry listed first.
- Bull City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Kellerman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Abernant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Lake View
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - New Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Samantha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Brookwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
- Brookwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookwood <2>
- Tannehill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Peterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Lake Front Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Front Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Wood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Holt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winston County
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falls City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Falls City ‑ Historic
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sanford Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Sanford Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Sanford Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sanford 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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sanford Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sanford Ferry, with the one closest to Sanford Ferry listed first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Busby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Busby Cemetery
- High Hill Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Hill Church Cemetery
- The High Hill Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Hill Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Prescott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prescott Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prescott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Waiting Place Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waiting Place Cemetery
- Goodsprings Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodsprings Church Cemetery
- Goodsprings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodsprings Cemetery
- Fords Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fords Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fords Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Heard Shoal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heard Shoal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heard Shoal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Leonard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Field Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Field Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Field Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Field Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
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 Sanford Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sanford Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sanford Ferry, with the one closest to Sanford Ferry listed first.
- Parrish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Toadvine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Short Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Porter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Cordova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Cordova is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <2>
- Dora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Dora is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <2>
- Ezra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Coal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Patton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Wiley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Corona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Adamsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamsville <2>
- Blossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Linn Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Crossing
- Linn Crossing is located in Jefferson County
- Adamsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sanford Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sanford Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Sanford 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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanford Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sanford Ferry, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sanford Ferry.
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 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 Sanford Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Walker County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blount County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cullman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shelby County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bibb County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Walker County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Walker County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sanford Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Sanford Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sanford Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sanford Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6179, Longitude: -87.2372 In this case, the coordinates for Sanford Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |