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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 Smith Crossroads (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 Smith Crossroads. 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 Smith Crossroads ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Smith Crossroads: Smith Xrds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Smith Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smith Crossroads.
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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Smith Crossroads is located in Tallapoosa County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tallapoosa County: Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Smith Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smith Crossroads:
- Tallapoosa County (The home county of Smith Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossroads, with the one closest to Smith Crossroads listed first.
- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Agricola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Church Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Dadeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Reeltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Benson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Dudleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Jacksons' Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Matilda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Tallapoosa City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossroads, with the one closest to Smith Crossroads listed first.
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Blackman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Boyds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- LaFayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cusseta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Penton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Milltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Huguley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Five Points
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Abanda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Red Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Clackville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Clay County
- Motley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossroads, with the one closest to Smith Crossroads listed first.
- Fishpond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Ray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Equality
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Kellyton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Nixburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Cottage Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Hissop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossroads, with the one closest to Smith Crossroads listed first.
- Irma ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tallassee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Eclectic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Claud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Central
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Seman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Ware
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossroads, with the one closest to Smith Crossroads listed first.
- Roxana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Loachapoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bottle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Ridgewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gwen Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chewacla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Beauregard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marvyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Prince Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Blanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossroads, with the one closest to Smith Crossroads listed first.
- Notasulga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Tuskegee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hornady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Society Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Calebee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- La Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Shorter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tysonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Crossroads, with the one closest to Smith Crossroads listed first.
- Wadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Almond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Forester Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Troup County (GA)
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smith Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Smith Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Smith Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smith Crossroads.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Smith Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smith Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smith Crossroads, with the one closest to Smith Crossroads listed first.
- Meadows - Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roxana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roxanna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Canaan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rowells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Traveler MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- Tallapoosa County Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Smith Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smith Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smith Crossroads, with the one closest to Smith Crossroads listed first.
- Roxana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Mary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Agricola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Church Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Judson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Loachapoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dadeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Notasulga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blackman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smith Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smith Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Smith Crossroads ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smith Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smith Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smith Crossroads.
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 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 Smith Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tallapoosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Randolph County
- Troup County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Smith Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Smith Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |