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 Sewell Ferry (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 Sewell Ferry. 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 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.
Sewell Ferry is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Sewell Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sewell Ferry:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Sewell Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell Ferry, with the one closest to Sewell Ferry listed first.
- Cedar Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Howells Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Gaylesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Tucker Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Noah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Moshat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Centre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell Ferry, with the one closest to Sewell Ferry listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Collins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Dailey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Piedmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Colvins Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Nances Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Merrellton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Angel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Mack ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell Ferry, with the one closest to Sewell Ferry listed first.
- Borden Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Grantley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell Ferry, with the one closest to Sewell Ferry listed first.
- Lickskillet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Adamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Dog Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Douglas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Payne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Bootsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Pine Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Cotnam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell Ferry, with the one closest to Sewell Ferry listed first.
- Hale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Ballplay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Banner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Coat's Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hokes Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keener
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Edwardsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Yancy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell Ferry, with the one closest to Sewell Ferry listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Berryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Cloudland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Summerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <1>
- Zula ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell Ferry, with the one closest to Sewell Ferry listed first.
- Coosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Robealou Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Atlanta Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Lindale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Berry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rosemont Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Silver Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Haralson County (GA)
- Felton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewell Ferry, with the one closest to Sewell Ferry listed first.
- Etna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Esom Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Cedartown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Seney is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Grady ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sewell Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Sewell Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Sewell Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sewell Ferry.
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 Sewell Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sewell Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sewell Ferry, with the one closest to Sewell Ferry listed first.
- Bates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Howell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calcedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Alexis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Randall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fife Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- Callan Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Sewell Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sewell Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sewell Ferry, with the one closest to Sewell Ferry listed first.
- Cedar Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Alexis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Waterhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waterhouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Gaylesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Noah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Farill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Farill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farill
- Hurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hurley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Moshat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Bomar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bomar is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomar
- Kirk's Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Round Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Centre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sewell Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sewell Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Sewell Ferry ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sewell Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sewell Ferry, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sewell Ferry.
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 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 Sewell Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Polk 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 Sewell Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sewell Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |