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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Schuler. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Schuler to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Schuler, please Contact Us.
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 Schuler (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 Schuler. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Schuler is historic, it would have been located within present day Etowah 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 Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Schuler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schuler:
- Etowah County (The home county of Schuler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuler, with the one closest to Schuler listed first.
- Nix ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Altoona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Howelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Ivalee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Egypt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Attalla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuler, with the one closest to Schuler listed first.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Wynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Taits Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Hoods Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Snead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fridays Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Clarence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Highmound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Craig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Appalachian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Oneonta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuler, with the one closest to Schuler listed first.
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Oak Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Ohatchee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Macon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuler, with the one closest to Schuler listed first.
- Holly Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Joppa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baileyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Hanceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Simcoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuler, with the one closest to Schuler listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Crossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Cotnam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Whiton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Dawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Geraldine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuler, with the one closest to Schuler listed first.
- Ayres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Masseyline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Village Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Trafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuler, with the one closest to Schuler listed first.
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Boaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Albertville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Street ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Gregory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuler, with the one closest to Schuler listed first.
- Hulaco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuler, with the one closest to Schuler listed first.
- Steele
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Springville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Branchville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Wattsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Coal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Odenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Argo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Margaret
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbough Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Talladega County
- Lincoln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schuler, see our County-by-County Page for Schuler.
Cemeteries Near Schuler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schuler.
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 Schuler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schuler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schuler, with the one closest to Schuler listed first.
- Sauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gallant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Conn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brasher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Schuler in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schuler.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schuler, with the one closest to Schuler listed first.
- Nix ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Redbud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Bird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Stanfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stanfield is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
- Howelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Steele
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Snead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Clarence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schuler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schuler.
Newspapers Published in Schuler ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schuler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schuler, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schuler.
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 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 Schuler:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Schuler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Schuler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |