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 Swagg (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 Swagg. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Swagg is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Swagg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swagg:
- Randolph County (The home county of Swagg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swagg, with the one closest to Swagg listed first.
- Milner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Morrison Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Wedowee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ofelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Christiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Newell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Corbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Malone Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Sewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swagg, with the one closest to Swagg listed first.
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- De Armanville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Iron City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Choccolocco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hobson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Anniston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Oxanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Cobb Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Blue Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Saks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saks
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swagg, with the one closest to Swagg listed first.
- Abanda
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Clackville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Doublehead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Milltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Penton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Stroud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Standing Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Chapel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Five Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Fredonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swagg, with the one closest to Swagg listed first.
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Cragford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Lineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Mellow Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Motley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Harkins Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Erin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Millerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Chambers Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swagg, with the one closest to Swagg listed first.
- Micaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hollis Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Hightower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Heflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ai
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Edwardsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Fruithurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Muscadine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swagg, with the one closest to Swagg listed first.
- Kentuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Silver Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Ironaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Coldwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Grant Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Chandler Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Waldo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swagg, with the one closest to Swagg listed first.
- Truett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Emuckfaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Daviston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Frog Eye
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Goldville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- New Site
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Cowpens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Matilda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swagg, with the one closest to Swagg listed first.
- Tyus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Roopville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Fairlawn Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Mount Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bowdon Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swagg, with the one closest to Swagg listed first.
- Tallapoosa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Budapest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Waco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swagg, with the one closest to Swagg listed first.
- Ephesus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Frolona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Yates Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Roosterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- O'Neals Crossroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Centralhatchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Glenn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Houston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swagg, with the one closest to Swagg listed first.
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swagg, see our County-by-County Page for Swagg.
Cemeteries Near Swagg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swagg.
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 Swagg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swagg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swagg, with the one closest to Swagg listed first.
- Fowler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fowler Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest of Wedowee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22867 <3>
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Cool Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dinglers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boozer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCollum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Mt. Gilread Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Swagg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Swagg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swagg, with the one closest to Swagg listed first.
- Milner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Dingler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dingler is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
- Ofelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Wedowee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Christiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Newell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Lamar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lamar is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Micaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Haywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Lofty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lofty is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Cornhouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swagg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swagg.
Newspapers Published in Swagg ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swagg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swagg, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swagg.
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 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 Swagg:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Troup 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 '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- Swagg) 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 Swagg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |