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 Sheffield 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 Sheffield 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Sheffield Ferry is located in Colbert 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 Colbert County: Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Sheffield Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheffield Ferry:
- Colbert County (The home county of Sheffield Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield Ferry, with the one closest to Sheffield Ferry listed first.
- Sheffield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- South Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Tuscumbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Muscle Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Dam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nitrate City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- White House Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Ford City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield Ferry, with the one closest to Sheffield Ferry listed first.
- Russellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Rockwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Belgreen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Churntown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Pleasant Site
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Spruce Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Burntout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Phil Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield Ferry, with the one closest to Sheffield Ferry listed first.
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Mars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- McGee Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Jacksonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Saint Florian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Bailey Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Killen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield Ferry, with the one closest to Sheffield Ferry listed first.
- Edmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Town Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Dam Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Courtland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Courtland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield Ferry, with the one closest to Sheffield Ferry listed first.
- Oldham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Iuka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Short
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield Ferry, with the one closest to Sheffield Ferry listed first.
- Iron City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Westpoint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Liberty Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Loretto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Busby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheffield Ferry, with the one closest to Sheffield Ferry listed first.
- Cypress Inn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Corning ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Collinwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Lutts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheffield Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Sheffield Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Sheffield Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheffield 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 Sheffield Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheffield Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheffield Ferry, with the one closest to Sheffield Ferry listed first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smith Bottom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Murphy - Kemper - Cockburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Key Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (675 more) ...
- Coffee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Sheffield Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sheffield Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheffield Ferry, with the one closest to Sheffield Ferry listed first.
- Sheffield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tuscumbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Saint Florian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Jacksonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Smithsonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Barton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheffield Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheffield Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Sheffield 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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheffield Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheffield Ferry, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sheffield Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sheffield Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Colbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Tishomingo County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Sheffield Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Sheffield Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |