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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 Sipsey (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 Sipsey. 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.

Name Variations for Sipsey ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Sipsey was originally named Warrior Town

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Sipsey is located in Walker County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.

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

  • Walker County     (The home county of Sipsey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey, with the one closest to Sipsey listed first.
    • Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Warrior Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
      • Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
    • Empire
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Creel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
      • Creel is located in Walker County
    • Powellville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Red Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Rock
      • From Sipsey to Red Rock
    • Sumiton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Burrows Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakahalla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cordova
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dovertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
      • Burnwell is located in Walker County
    • Barney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Barney is located in Walker County
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey, with the one closest to Sipsey listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Blount County
    • Reid's
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reid's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
      • Reid's is located in Blount County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reid's
      • From Sipsey to Reid's
    • Smoke Rise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
      • Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
    • Warrior
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
      • Warrior is located in Blount County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <3>
    • Blount Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • County Line
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bangor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Selfville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selfville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
      • Selfville is located in Blount County
    • Dallas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Blount County
    • Adville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Locust Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
      • Locust Fork is located in Blount County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Fork <3>
    • Compton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Compton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
      • Compton is located in Blount County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Compton
      • From Sipsey to Compton
  • Cullman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey, with the one closest to Sipsey listed first.
    • Arkadelphia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arkadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
      • Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arkadelphia
      • From Sipsey to Arkadelphia
    • Ardell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Baltimore ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Baltimore is located in Cullman County
    • Bremen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Colony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Colony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • The Colony is located in Cullman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Black Bottom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Damascus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Crane Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Dodge City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Cullman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
    • Trimble
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Logan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <3>
    • Garden City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayette County
    • Alta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alta
      • From Sipsey to Alta
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey, with the one closest to Sipsey listed first.
    • Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
      • Corner is located in Jefferson County
    • Robbins Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Media
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sayre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Jefferson County
    • West Jefferson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
      • West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Graysville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
      • Graysville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graysville <3>
    • Alden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Jefferson County
    • Cardiff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardiff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Kimberly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Kimberly is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <3>
    • Brookside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Olive
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinkney City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkney City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
      • Pinkney City is located in Jefferson County
    • Adamsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuscaloosa County
    • Bull City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
      • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey, with the one closest to Sipsey listed first.
    • Falls City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falls City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
      • Falls City is located in Winston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Falls City
      • From Sipsey to Falls City
    • Arley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Slick Ford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slick Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
      • Slick Ford is located in Winston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slick Ford
      • From Sipsey to Slick Ford
    • Houston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Winston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <3>
    • Addison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Double Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Sipsey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sipsey.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sipsey, with the one closest to Sipsey 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.<5>

While we didn't find Sipsey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sipsey.

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

  • Powellville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cordova
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sloan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Sloan is located in Blount County
  • Robbins Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Arkadelphia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arkadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
    • Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arkadelphia
    • From Sipsey to Arkadelphia
  • Jasper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ardell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Parrish
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Linn Crossing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Crossing
    • Linn Crossing is located in Jefferson County
  • Marylee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marylee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
    • Marylee is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Marylee
    • From Sipsey to Marylee
  • South Lowell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bremen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Porter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Jefferson County
    • Reid's
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reid's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
      • Reid's is located in Blount County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reid's
      • From Sipsey to Reid's

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

Newspapers Published in Sipsey ...

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 Sipsey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sipsey, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sipsey.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sipsey:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sipsey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sipsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Sipsey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sipsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8249, Longitude: -87.0863    









 

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