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 Southside (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 Southside. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Southside is primarily located in Calhoun County. A portion of Southside extends into Etowah 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 Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Southside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Southside:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Southside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Oak Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Cochran Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Grayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Ohatchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mack ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Clark ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Angel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Appalachian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Straight Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Bird ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Highland Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Taits Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Hoods Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Wynnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Fridays Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Snead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oneonta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clarence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Highmound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Susan Moore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Ball Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Spring Garden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Moshat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Sand Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Exie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Tucker Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Grantley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Abel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Heflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rodentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Cotnam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Rains ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Collinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Rogers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Pilgrims Rest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Rainbow City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cobb City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Burns Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Glencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gadsden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Gadsden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Attalla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alabama City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Black Creek Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Creek Falls is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Falls
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Boaz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whitesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Horton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Albertville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hustleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hyatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Rabbit Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Steele
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ragland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitney Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Coal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Wattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Seddon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Avondale Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Branchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Glen City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Odenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Coldwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Grant Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Munford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Windsong Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Kentuck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- McElderry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Southside, see our County-by-County Page for Southside.
Cemeteries Near Southside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southside.
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 Southside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Southside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southern Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Gadsden.
- The Southern Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sixth Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297800 <2>
- Ten Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ohatchee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Forrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCartney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Southside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Southside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Markton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Etowahton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Etowahton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowahton
- Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ottery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ottery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottery
- Grayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Duke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Laney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laney is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Attalla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Gadsden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hood is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ohatchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Francis is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Mack ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Southside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Southside.
Newspapers Published in Southside ...
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 Southside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Southside, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Southside.
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 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 Southside:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Marshall County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega 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 Southside, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |