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 Smith Shores (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 Shores. 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 Shores ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Smith Shores: Smith Shrs.
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 hospitals 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.
Smith Shores is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Smith Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smith Shores:
- Marshall County (The home county of Smith Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Shores, with the one closest to Smith Shores listed first.
- Warrenton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Guntersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Wyeth City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Rayburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Scant City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- North ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Street ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Grassy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Shores, with the one closest to Smith Shores listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Bright Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Highmound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Brooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Snead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Craig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Birdie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Clarence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Wynnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Shores, with the one closest to Smith Shores listed first.
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Baileytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- South Vinemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Shores, with the one closest to Smith Shores listed first.
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rains ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Grove Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Chigger Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Geraldine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rodentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Lakeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Hix ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Gibson Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Shores, with the one closest to Smith Shores listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Sardis City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mountainboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Walnut Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Whitesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Altoona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Howelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Duck Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Shores, with the one closest to Smith Shores listed first.
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Langston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Aspel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Rock City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Pleasant Groves
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scottsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone County
- Swancott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Shores, with the one closest to Smith Shores listed first.
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Berkley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Whitesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Big Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- English Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Gurley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Greenwycke Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Brownsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Triana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Maysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Shores, with the one closest to Smith Shores listed first.
- Morgan City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Hulaco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Briscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Apple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Lacey's Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Valhermoso Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Winton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Saint Clair County
- Steele
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smith Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Smith Shores.
Cemeteries Near Smith Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smith Shores.
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 Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smith Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smith Shores, with the one closest to Smith Shores listed first.
- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lowry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Guntersville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Happy Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crestview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Cooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cooley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manchester Cooley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Guntersville.
- The Manchester Cooley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooley Cemetery
- Manchester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22251 <3>
- Continue List (631 more) ...
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bodine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Honey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Smith Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smith Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smith Shores, with the one closest to Smith Shores listed first.
- Warrenton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Guntersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Street ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- North ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Grassy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Henryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Cottonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Arab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Hyatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smith Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smith Shores.
Newspapers Published in Smith Shores ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smith Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smith Shores, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smith Shores.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Smith Shores:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Smith Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |