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 State Line (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 State Line. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
State Line is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Jackson, Limestone, Marshall, Morgan, Franklin (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near State Line. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to State Line:
- Madison County (The home county of State Line)
- The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
- Hazel Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Elkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Meridianville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Madison Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Normal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harvest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
- Francisco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Princeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Hollytree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Estillfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Baileytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Paint Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Pleasant Groves
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Hytop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Skyline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Caro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Center Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ardmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Capshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Pettusville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Country Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford County (TN)
- Raus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
- Huntland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lexie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Beans Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Garner Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Sal City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
- Wheelerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Ardmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Trigg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Powell Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Howell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Park City Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Corder Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Flintville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Molino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Clarks Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Elk Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Marshall County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
- Delina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Yell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cornersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Moore County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
- Lynchburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to State Line, see our County-by-County Page for State Line.
Cemeteries Near State Line ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of State Line.
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 State Line - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for State Line covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
- Driskill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- State Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the State Line Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Hazel Green.
- The State Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gensis UMC Cemetery
- Stateline UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26448 <3>
- Hancock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- James Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McDavid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cabaniss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bevill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1356 more) ...
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Towry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 State Line in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of State Line.
These communities are listed based on their distance from State Line, with the one closest to State Line listed first.
- Fisk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fisk is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Key's Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Plevna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plevna is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Meridianville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flintville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Molino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Madison Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Moore's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Kelso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around State Line. See our List of 1890's Communities around State Line.
Newspapers Published in State Line ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around State Line.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of State Line, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for State Line.
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 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 State Line:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Moore 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' (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- State Line) 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 State Line, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |