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 Sublett Ferry (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 Sublett Ferry. 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 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.
Sublett Ferry is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Sublett Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sublett Ferry:
- Jackson County (The home county of Sublett Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sublett Ferry, with the one closest to Sublett Ferry listed first.
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Gray ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Hollywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Blackankle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Scottsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Fackler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Kyles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sublett Ferry, with the one closest to Sublett Ferry listed first.
- Blanche
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Taft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Grover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sublett Ferry, with the one closest to Sublett Ferry listed first.
- Henagar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Powell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Sylvania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Beaty Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rainsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gibson Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Hix ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Fyffe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luttrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Chavies
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sublett Ferry, with the one closest to Sublett Ferry listed first.
- Gurley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berkley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Owens' Cross Roads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sublett Ferry, with the one closest to Sublett Ferry listed first.
- Mid ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Peters ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- North ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Hustleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rayburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Wyeth City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sublett Ferry, with the one closest to Sublett Ferry listed first.
- Cloudland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sublett Ferry, with the one closest to Sublett Ferry listed first.
- Stewart Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sublett Ferry, with the one closest to Sublett Ferry listed first.
- Cassandra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Durham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sublett Ferry, with the one closest to Sublett Ferry listed first.
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sublett Ferry, with the one closest to Sublett Ferry listed first.
- Orme
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richard City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Kimball
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sublett Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Sublett Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Sublett Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sublett Ferry.
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 Sublett Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sublett Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sublett Ferry, with the one closest to Sublett Ferry listed first.
- Shipp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hansbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Finnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pinehaven Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sarratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (556 more) ...
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McAnelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Sublett Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sublett Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sublett Ferry, with the one closest to Sublett Ferry listed first.
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Hollywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Index ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Scottsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wannville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wannville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
- Fackler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Kyles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Henagar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosalie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosalie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Tupelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mahan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
- Maynard Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Talley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Talley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sublett Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sublett Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Sublett Ferry ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sublett Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sublett Ferry, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sublett Ferry.
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 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 Sublett Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Franklin County
- Marion 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> | 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 Sublett Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sublett Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |