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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 Siluria (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 Siluria. 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 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.

Siluria is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Jefferson, Saint Clair & Talladega.

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

  • Shelby County     (The home county of Siluria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siluria, with the one closest to Siluria listed first.
    • Alabaster
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Saginaw
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Saginaw is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
    • Maylene
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brantleyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Falliston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Falliston is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
    • Helena
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tulse
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Tulse is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
    • Tacoa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
    • Pelham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bamford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bamford is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
    • Sawmill Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
    • Indian Springs Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
    • Calera
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siluria, with the one closest to Siluria listed first.
    • Eddings
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Eddings is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
    • Cane Creek ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
    • Brierfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Seymour
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Seymour is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Ashby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Belle Ellen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nash Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Nash Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
    • Oakley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Italian Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
    • Green Pond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodstock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Blocton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Blocton is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
    • Blocton Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Blount County
    • Dale ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Dale is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Chilton County
  • Coosa County
    • Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
  • Jefferson County
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siluria, with the one closest to Siluria listed first.
    • Vincent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <1>
    • Woodland Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siluria, with the one closest to Siluria listed first.
    • Talladega Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Fayetteville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Childersburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bon Air
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bon Air is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Comerdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Gantts Quarry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
    • Oak Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
    • Zubers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • East Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Bend is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
  • Tuscaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siluria, with the one closest to Siluria listed first.
    • Tannehill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
    • Lake View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Abernant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Vance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Bull City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
    • Kellerman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Brookwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Coaling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people

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

Cemeteries Near Siluria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Siluria.

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

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

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

  • Siluria Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Benten Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Goodson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Still Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Black Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ozley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maylene Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Longview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (419 more) ...
    • David Lindsay Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumberland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ryan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Siluria had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Maylene
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Longview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Longview is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Falliston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Falliston is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
  • Helena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tulse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tulse is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
  • Tacoa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
  • Dogwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dogwood is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
  • Pelham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bamford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bamford is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
  • Gurnee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gurnee is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
  • Morgan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
  • Anita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Anita is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Siluria ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Siluria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Siluria, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Siluria.

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 Siluria:

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 Siluria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Siluria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.