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 Sigsbee (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 Sigsbee. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Sigsbee is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Sigsbee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sigsbee:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Sigsbee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sigsbee, with the one closest to Sigsbee listed first.
- Lickskillet
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Dog Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Adamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Payne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bootsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Luna ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Chavies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sigsbee, with the one closest to Sigsbee listed first.
- Collins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Colvins Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Piedmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sigsbee, with the one closest to Sigsbee listed first.
- Taft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Blanche
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Sand Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Ringgold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Broomtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Moon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Leesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sigsbee, with the one closest to Sigsbee listed first.
- Hale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Keener
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Wilsonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Yancy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Ballplay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- 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
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Duck Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Banner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Crudup
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sigsbee, with the one closest to Sigsbee listed first.
- Rock City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dutton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Section
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Gray ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Langston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Flat Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scottsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sigsbee, with the one closest to Sigsbee listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Boaz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hustleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Mid ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Albertville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Columbus City Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sigsbee, with the one closest to Sigsbee listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Menlo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Lyerly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cloudland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Berryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Summerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Pennville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(26 miles [41.8 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Dade County (GA)
- Rising Fawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sigsbee, with the one closest to Sigsbee listed first.
- Coosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oreburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Cave Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Robealou Acres
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Armuchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mount Berry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County (GA)
- Etna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sigsbee, with the one closest to Sigsbee listed first.
- Bronco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Martindale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sigsbee, see our County-by-County Page for Sigsbee.
Cemeteries Near Sigsbee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sigsbee.
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 Sigsbee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sigsbee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sigsbee, with the one closest to Sigsbee listed first.
- Black Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Welcome Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tuckers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Husky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longshore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Testament Holiness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Starling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coffey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Killian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Sigsbee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sigsbee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sigsbee, with the one closest to Sigsbee listed first.
- Loveless
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
- Collbran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Portersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Hurley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Sand Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Fort Payne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Round Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Ringgold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Luna ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cedar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broomtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sigsbee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sigsbee.
Newspapers Published in Sigsbee ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sigsbee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sigsbee, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sigsbee.
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 either 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 Sigsbee:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Polk County
- Walker 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 Sigsbee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sigsbee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |