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 Strickland 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 Strickland 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 Strickland 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 Strickland Crossroads: Strickland Xrds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Strickland Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Strickland 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Strickland Crossroads is located in Coosa 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 Coosa County: Chilton, Clay, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Strickland Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strickland Crossroads:
- Coosa County (The home county of Strickland Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strickland Crossroads, with the one closest to Strickland Crossroads listed first.
- Weogufka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Stewartville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Dollar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Rockford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hissop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Goodwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pentonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Cottage Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Kellyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Nixburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Autauga County
- Marbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strickland Crossroads, with the one closest to Strickland Crossroads listed first.
- Brierfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strickland Crossroads, with the one closest to Strickland Crossroads listed first.
- Jumbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Clanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thorsby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Jemison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strickland Crossroads, with the one closest to Strickland Crossroads listed first.
- Hollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Chambers Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Millerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strickland Crossroads, with the one closest to Strickland Crossroads listed first.
- Lightwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Titus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Seman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Holtville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strickland Crossroads, with the one closest to Strickland Crossroads listed first.
- Vincent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strickland Crossroads, with the one closest to Strickland Crossroads listed first.
- Pine Grove Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harpersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calera
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Calcis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Saginaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Montevallo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strickland Crossroads, with the one closest to Strickland Crossroads listed first.
- Fayetteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Talladega Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Gantts Quarry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Sylacauga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comerdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Mignon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Zubers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Oldfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Bon Air
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Childersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sycamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strickland Crossroads, with the one closest to Strickland Crossroads listed first.
- Hackneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Alexander City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Our Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strickland Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Strickland Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Strickland Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strickland 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 Strickland Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strickland Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strickland Crossroads, with the one closest to Strickland Crossroads listed first.
- Marble Valley Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Talladega Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jennings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stewarts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- O J Mooney Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weogufka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Site Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (431 more) ...
- Ft. Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stewartville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Strickland Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Strickland Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Strickland Crossroads, with the one closest to Strickland Crossroads listed first.
- Marble Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Gold Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
- Fayetteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Weogufka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Talladega Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Stewartville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Quinsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quinsey is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey
- Moriah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moriah is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Bentleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bentleyville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Sylacauga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hanover is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dollar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Zubers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Jumbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strickland Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strickland Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Strickland 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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strickland Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strickland Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strickland 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 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 Strickland Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Clay County
- Elmore County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa 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 Strickland Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Strickland Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |