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 Scruggs Landing (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 Scruggs Landing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Scruggs Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Scruggs Landing: Scruggs Lndg. (or less commonly used: Scruggs Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Scruggs Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Scruggs Landing may originally have been Scrugg's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Scruggs Landing might be written as Scrugg Landing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Scruggs Landing is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Scruggs Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scruggs Landing:
- Clarke County (The home county of Scruggs Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scruggs Landing, with the one closest to Scruggs Landing listed first.
- West Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Coffeeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Morvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Glover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Salitpa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Zimco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Winn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Thomasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Grove Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scruggs Landing, with the one closest to Scruggs Landing listed first.
- Womack Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Toxey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Gilbertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Bladon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Souwilpa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Needham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bolinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cullomburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Okatuppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scruggs Landing, with the one closest to Scruggs Landing listed first.
- Putnam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Nanafalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Aimwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Sweet Water
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Dixon's Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Half Acre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Moss ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Myrtlewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Vineland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scruggs Landing, with the one closest to Scruggs Landing listed first.
- Frankville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bigbee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Healing Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephen's
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Barlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Leroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Copeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Hobson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Bassetts Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Chatom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clarke County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scruggs Landing, with the one closest to Scruggs Landing listed first.
- Junction City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Gin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gin is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Wayne County (MS)
- Matherville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scruggs Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Scruggs Landing.
Cemeteries Near Scruggs Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scruggs Landing.
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 Scruggs Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scruggs Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scruggs Landing, with the one closest to Scruggs Landing listed first.
- Hatchet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trotter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Womack Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barrytown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ulcanush Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Scruggs Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scruggs Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scruggs Landing, with the one closest to Scruggs Landing listed first.
- Cunningham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cunningham is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Womack Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- West Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Ararat
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ararat is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Coffeeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Putnam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Lusk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lusk is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- McEntyre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McEntyre is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEntyre
- Souwilpa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Mount Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Silas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tallahatta Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tallahatta Springs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahatta Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scruggs Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scruggs Landing.
Newspapers Published in Scruggs Landing ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scruggs Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scruggs Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scruggs Landing.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Scruggs Landing:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Marengo County
- Washington County
- Clarke County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Scruggs Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Scruggs Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |