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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Slaughter Landing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Slaughter Landing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Slaughter Landing, please Contact Us.

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 Slaughter Landing (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 Slaughter Landing. 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 Slaughter Landing ...

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.

Slaughter Landing has also been known as: Slaughter Ferry.

  • A typical abbreviation for Slaughter Landing: Slaughter Lndg. (or less commonly used: Slaughter Lndng.)

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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Slaughter Landing is historic, it would have been located within present day Madison 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 Madison County: Jackson, Limestone, Marshall, Morgan, Franklin (TN) & Lincoln (TN).

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Slaughter Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter Landing, with the one closest to Slaughter Landing listed first.
    • Triana
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
      • Triana is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
    • English Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
      • English Village is located in Madison County
    • Whitesburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Madison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
    • Chelsea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rideout Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rideout Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
      • Rideout Village is located in Madison County
    • Greenwycke Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwycke Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
      • Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
    • Huntsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Madison County
    • Monrovia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Big Cove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
      • Big Cove is located in Madison County
    • Owens' Cross Roads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
      • Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <4>
    • Berkley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter Landing, with the one closest to Slaughter Landing listed first.
    • Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Blount County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Summit
      • From Slaughter Landing to Summit
    • Birdie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
      • Birdie is located in Blount County
    • Fowler ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
      • Fowler is located in Blount County
  • Colbert County
    • Garner ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
      • Garner is located in Colbert County
  • Cullman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter Landing, with the one closest to Slaughter Landing listed first.
    • Joppa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Baileyton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Fairview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Cullman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Simcoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simcoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
      • Simcoe is located in Cullman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Simcoe
      • From Slaughter Landing to Simcoe
    • Vinemont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemont
      • Vinemont is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinemont <4>
    • South Vinemont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
      • South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
    • Berlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • East Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Holly Pond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • West Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Cullman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Baileytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cullman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Central
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter Landing, with the one closest to Slaughter Landing listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
    • Oakville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Chalybeate Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter Landing, with the one closest to Slaughter Landing listed first.
    • Swancott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swancott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
      • Swancott is located in Limestone County
    • Westlake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mooresville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Belle Mina
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Mina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
      • Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
    • Capshaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
      • Capshaw is located in Limestone County
    • Harris Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Orrville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
      • Orrville is located in Limestone County
    • Country Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
      • Country Village is located in Limestone County
    • Tanner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Athens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Caro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
      • Caro is located in Limestone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caro
      • From Slaughter Landing to Caro
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter Landing, with the one closest to Slaughter Landing listed first.
    • Ruth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ruth
      • From Slaughter Landing to Ruth
    • Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferns Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
      • Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
    • Hog Jaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Lake Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
      • Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
    • Union Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arab
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grassy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grassy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
      • Grassy is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grassy
      • From Slaughter Landing to Grassy
    • Scant City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
      • Scant City is located in Marshall County
    • Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
      • Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
    • Askea Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Grant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Warrenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter Landing, with the one closest to Slaughter Landing listed first.
    • Valhermoso Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valhermoso Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhermoso Springs
      • Valhermoso Springs is located in Morgan County
      • Former names for Valhermoso Springs:
      • Chunn Springs
      • White Sulphur Springs
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valhermoso Springs <4>
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Morgan County
    • Winton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
      • Winton is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winton
      • From Slaughter Landing to Winton
    • Lacey's Spring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey's Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey's Spring
      • Lacey's Spring is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey's Spring <4>
    • Somerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Briscoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
      • Briscoe is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Briscoe
      • From Slaughter Landing to Briscoe
    • Morgan City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
      • Morgan City is located in Morgan County
    • Florette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Priceville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Apple Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Burningtree Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burningtree Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
      • Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
    • Decatur
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Flint City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
      • Flint City is located in Morgan County
  • Giles County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter Landing, with the one closest to Slaughter Landing listed first.
    • Ardmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
      • Ardmore is located in Giles County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <4>
    • Elkmont Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln County (TN)

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

Cemeteries Near Slaughter Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slaughter Landing.

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 Slaughter Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Groves Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Triana Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Triana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Triana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ballinger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Draper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Draper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Draper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Draper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Penland - Cooper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penland - Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penland - Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powhatan - Toney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powhatan - Toney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powhatan - Toney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Batts - Ward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batts - Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batts - Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (932 more) ...
    • Triana Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Triana Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Triana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Draper Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Draper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Arnett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

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

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

  • Talucah
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talucah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
    • Talucah is located in Morgan County
  • Triana
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Valhermoso Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valhermoso Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhermoso Springs
    • Valhermoso Springs is located in Morgan County
    • Former names for Valhermoso Springs:
    • Chunn Springs
    • White Sulphur Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valhermoso Springs <4>
  • Swancott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swancott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
    • Swancott is located in Limestone County
  • Woodland Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
    • Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
  • Whitesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Somerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stringer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
    • Stringer is located in Morgan County
  • Briscoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
    • Briscoe is located in Morgan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Briscoe
    • From Slaughter Landing to Briscoe
  • Greenbrier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbrier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
    • Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
  • Mooresville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Priceville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • Huntsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Apple Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Haden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
      • Haden is located in Madison County

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

Newspapers Published in Slaughter Landing ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slaughter Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slaughter Landing, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slaughter Landing.

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 Slaughter Landing:

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Slaughter Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slaughter Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slaughter Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5870, Longitude: -86.7000       In this case, the coordinates for Slaughter Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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