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 Sky Ball (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 Sky Ball. 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 and doctors 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.
Sky Ball is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Cullman, Etowah, Jefferson, Marshall, Saint Clair, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Sky Ball. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sky Ball:
- Blount County (The home county of Sky Ball)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sky Ball, with the one closest to Sky Ball listed first.
- Gum Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Nectar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Mountain Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Blountsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Blountsville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <3>
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <3>
- Rosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Deavers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Bangor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Little Warrior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Warrior. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Adville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Locust Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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>
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sky Ball, with the one closest to Sky Ball listed first.
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
- Hanceville is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <3>
- Baileytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baileytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Holly Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Pond
- Holly Pond is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Pond <3>
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- East Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Black Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Dodge City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- 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
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Cullman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
- Cullman is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <3>
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sky Ball, with the one closest to Sky Ball listed first.
- Altoona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
- Nix ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Walnut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Gallant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Howelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Benson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Egypt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Greer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Ivalee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Mountainboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sky Ball, with the one closest to Sky Ball listed first.
- Trafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafford
- Trafford is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trafford <3>
- Masseyline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masseyline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Village Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Palmerdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Kimberly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Ayres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Majestic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Crosston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Morris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Clay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <3>
- Pinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
- Pinson is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 7,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinson <3>
- Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sky Ball, with the one closest to Sky Ball listed first.
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Askea Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Douglas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Arab
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
- Arab is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <3>
- Hog Jaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Pine Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Hyatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Horton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Ruth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Bartlett ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Whitesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sky Ball, with the one closest to Sky Ball listed first.
- Hulaco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Eva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
- Eva is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eva <3>
- Ryan Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Apple Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Lacon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Florette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Falkville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
- Falkville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <3>
- Leesdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Briscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sky Ball, with the one closest to Sky Ball listed first.
- Springville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <3>
- Whitney Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Saint Clair Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Clair Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Argo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Ashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
- Ashville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <3>
- Steele
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
- Steele is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <3>
- Margaret
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
- Margaret is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaret <3>
- Turnbough Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbough Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Branchville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Odenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenville
- Odenville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odenville <3>
- Acmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Parsons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Moody
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <3>
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sky Ball, with the one closest to Sky Ball listed first.
- Creel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Powellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Sipsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Sumiton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <3>
- Burrows Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sky Ball, see our County-by-County Page for Sky Ball.
Cemeteries Near Sky Ball ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sky Ball.
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 Sky Ball covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sky Ball, with the one closest to Sky Ball listed first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Curl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curl Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fowler Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Guinns Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guinns Cove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guinns Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blackwood - Cornelius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwood - Cornelius Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwood - Cornelius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blountsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blountsville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blountsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mulberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greens Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greens Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blackwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chitwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chitwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chitwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Daileys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daileys Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daileys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
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.<4>
While we didn't find Sky Ball in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sky Ball.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sky Ball, with the one closest to Sky Ball listed first.
- Joy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Gum Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <3>
- Blountsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Blountsville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <3>
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Bangor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Walter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Little Warrior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Warrior. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Adville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Oneonta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Oneonta is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <3>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Tappan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Holly Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Pond
- Holly Pond is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Pond <3>
- Huldah ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sky Ball. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sky Ball.
Newspapers Published in Sky Ball ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sky Ball.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sky Ball, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sky Ball.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sky Ball:
- Websites specific to Alabama
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- Jump to Family Search
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- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Blount County
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- Jump to Family Search
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- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cullman County
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- Etowah County
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- Jump to Family Search
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- Jefferson County
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- Marshall County
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- Morgan County
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- Saint Clair County
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- Jump to Family Search
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- Walker County
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- Jump to Family Search
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- Cullman County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Blount County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Blount County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sky Ball. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/
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> | 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 Sky Ball, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Sky Ball) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sky Ball. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0220, Longitude: -86.6361 In this case, the coordinates for Sky Ball have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |