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 Scant City (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 Scant City. 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 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 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.
Scant City 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 Scant City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scant City:
- Marshall County (The home county of Scant City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scant City, with the one closest to Scant City listed first.
- Grassy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Askea Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Arab
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Pine Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Guntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Ruth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scant City, with the one closest to Scant City listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- McLarty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Bright Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Brooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Highmound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Birdie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Craig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Snead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Clarence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scant City, with the one closest to Scant City listed first.
- Joppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Holly Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- South Vinemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cullman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scant City, with the one closest to Scant City listed first.
- Rogers
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rains ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Grove Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Chigger Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Geraldine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rodentown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Crossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Hix ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Gibson Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scant City, with the one closest to Scant City listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Walnut Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Sardis City
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Mountainboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Altoona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Whitesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scant City, with the one closest to Scant City listed first.
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Langston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Pleasant Groves
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Section
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scant City, with the one closest to Scant City listed first.
- Swancott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scant City, with the one closest to Scant City listed first.
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Berkley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- English Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Big Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Gurley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Triana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Chelsea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Brownsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scant City, with the one closest to Scant City listed first.
- Hulaco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Briscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Apple Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Lacey's Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Valhermoso Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scant City, see our County-by-County Page for Scant City.
Cemeteries Near Scant City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scant City.
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 Scant City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scant City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scant City, with the one closest to Scant City listed first.
- Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brookwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brashier Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arab.
- The Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilliam Springs Cemetery
- Boyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (658 more) ...
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Scant City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scant City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scant City, with the one closest to Scant City listed first.
- Grassy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Arab
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Sidney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Oleander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Guntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Joppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Strawberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Street ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Cottonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scant City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scant City.
Newspapers Published in Scant City ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scant City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scant City, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scant City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Scant City:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Scant City, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scant City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |