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Introduction ...

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

We've added Slickrock Ford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Slickrock Ford, 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 Slickrock Ford (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 Slickrock Ford. 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 Slickrock Ford ...

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.

Another variation: Slick Rock Ford.

  • A typical abbreviation for Slickrock Ford: Slickrock Frd.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Slickrock Ford is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin 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 Franklin County: Colbert, Lawrence, Marion, Winston, Itawamba (MS) & Tishomingo (MS).

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Slickrock Ford)
  • Colbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Denton ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Colbert County
    • Red Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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 Colbert County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Rock
      • From Slickrock Ford to Red Rock
    • Good Springs ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
      • Good Springs is located in Colbert County
    • Littleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
      • Littleville is located in Colbert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
    • Gatesville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
      • Gatesville is located in Colbert County
    • Bishop
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Colbert County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bishop
      • From Slickrock Ford to Bishop
    • Cherokee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ingleton ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
      • Ingleton is located in Colbert County
    • Spring Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
    • Tuscumbia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleheads Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
      • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
    • Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
      • Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
    • Sheffield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lauderdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Green Tree ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
      • Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
    • Cypress Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Canaan ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
    • Florence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • McGee Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
      • McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
    • Bainbridge ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mars Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterloo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Florian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Florian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
      • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint Florian
      • From Slickrock Ford to Saint Florian
    • Cloverdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Threet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Mehama ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mehama. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
      • Mehama is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mehama
      • From Slickrock Ford to Mehama
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Lawrence County
    • Mount Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
    • Camp Spring ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
      • Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Concord
      • From Slickrock Ford to Concord
    • Edmond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Edmond is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edmond
      • From Slickrock Ford to Edmond
    • Hatton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Town Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
      • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <3>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Hackleburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bear Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Weston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Marion County
    • Hamilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Thornhill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Winston County
  • Itawamba County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Eastman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eastman
      • From Slickrock Ford to Eastman
    • Oakland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
    • Tremont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
      • Tremont is located in Itawamba County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <3>
    • Clay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clay
      • From Slickrock Ford to Clay
  • Prentiss County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slickrock Ford, with the one closest to Slickrock Ford listed first.
    • Burton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burton
      • From Slickrock Ford to Burton
    • New Site
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Tishomingo County (MS)

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

Cemeteries Near Slickrock Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slickrock Ford.

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 Slickrock Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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

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

  • Belgreen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Denton ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton is located in Colbert County
  • Frankfort
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Rock Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
  • Rockwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rockwood
    • From Slickrock Ford to Rockwood
  • Pleasant Site
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Isbell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isbell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
    • Isbell is located in Franklin County
  • Russellville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
    • Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
  • Spruce Pine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maud
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Maud is located in Colbert County
  • Good Springs ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
    • Good Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Red Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Littleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
      • Littleville is located in Colbert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
    • Waco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Waco is located in Franklin County

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

Newspapers Published in Slickrock Ford ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slickrock Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slickrock Ford, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slickrock Ford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Slickrock Ford:

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 Slickrock Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Slickrock Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slickrock Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5183, Longitude: -87.9175       In this case, the coordinates for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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