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 Saratoga (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 Saratoga. 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 doctors 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.
Saratoga is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Saratoga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saratoga:
- Marshall County (The home county of Saratoga)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga, with the one closest to Saratoga listed first.
- Albertville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hustleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rabbit Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Boaz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Gregory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Horton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Whitesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Rayburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Street ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Hyatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga, with the one closest to Saratoga listed first.
- Highmound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- McLarty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bright Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Snead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Wynnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Brooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Bird ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga, with the one closest to Saratoga listed first.
- Southside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Oak Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Cochran Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Colvins Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga, with the one closest to Saratoga listed first.
- Sand Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga, with the one closest to Saratoga listed first.
- Joppa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baileytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Simcoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga, with the one closest to Saratoga listed first.
- Rains ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rogers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rodentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Crossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Geraldine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Chigger Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Dawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Grove Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga, with the one closest to Saratoga listed first.
- Sardis City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Mountainboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Whitesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Egypt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Duck Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Yancy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Benson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga, with the one closest to Saratoga listed first.
- Langston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Rock City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Aspel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Section
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Paint Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Dutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Larkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga, with the one closest to Saratoga listed first.
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Whitesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga, with the one closest to Saratoga listed first.
- Hulaco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Lacey's Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saratoga, with the one closest to Saratoga listed first.
- Steele
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saratoga, see our County-by-County Page for Saratoga.
Cemeteries Near Saratoga ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saratoga.
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 Saratoga - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saratoga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saratoga, with the one closest to Saratoga listed first.
- Memorial Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Albertville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Myrtletree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boaz City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Boaz.
- The Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Union Church Cemetery
- Union First Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26801 <2>
- Continue List (482 more) ...
- Blessing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Saratoga in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saratoga.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saratoga, with the one closest to Saratoga listed first.
- Albertville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marshall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Boaz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McVille
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Fenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fenton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Street ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Mountainboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Pulltight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pulltight is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saratoga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saratoga.
Newspapers Published in Saratoga ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saratoga.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saratoga, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saratoga.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Saratoga:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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> | 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. |
| <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- Saratoga) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Saratoga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |