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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 Seddon (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 Seddon. 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.

Seddon is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby & Talladega.

Below are the counties that are near Seddon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seddon:

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of Seddon)
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seddon, with the one closest to Seddon listed first.
    • Straight Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
    • Appalachian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Lake is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Dale ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Dale is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Remlap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Taits Gap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Allgood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Allgood is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • Compton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oneonta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoods Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
    • Dallas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dallas is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Deavers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Deavers is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seddon, with the one closest to Seddon listed first.
    • Bruner ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruner is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Eastaboga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Blue Eye ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
    • Boozer ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Boozer is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
    • Macon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bynum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cane Creek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
    • Ohatchee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eulaton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Beasley ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Beasley is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
    • Morrisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bera ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bera is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
  • Clay County
  • Cleburne County
    • Abel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Abel is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
  • Etowah County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seddon, with the one closest to Seddon listed first.
    • Leeds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Breakstone Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
    • Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • East Trussville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
    • Roper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Scott City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Scott City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
    • Ayres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cahaba Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
    • Lola City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lola City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
    • Trussville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Clay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • McCombs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Shelby County
  • Talladega County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seddon, see our County-by-County Page for Seddon.

Cemeteries Near Seddon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seddon.

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 Seddon - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seddon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seddon, with the one closest to Seddon listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Seddon had a population of 377 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Seddon, with the one closest to Seddon listed first.

  • Riverside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cropwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pell City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eureka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Eden is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Stemley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stemley is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
  • Coal City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Easonville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Refuge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Refuge is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Wolf Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Cook's Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Bruner ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruner is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Fairview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Fairview is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Renfroe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Renfroe is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seddon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seddon.

Newspapers Published in Seddon ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seddon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seddon, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seddon.

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 Seddon:

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>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- Seddon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Seddon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.