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 Swancott (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 Swancott. 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 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.
Swancott is primarily located in Limestone County. A portion of Swancott extends into 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 Limestone County: Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Morgan, Giles (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Swancott. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swancott:
- Limestone County (The home county of Swancott)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swancott, with the one closest to Swancott listed first.
- Westlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belle Mina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Orrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Harris Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Capshaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Tanner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Hay's Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swancott, with the one closest to Swancott listed first.
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Vinemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Joppa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- South Vinemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Baileyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Central
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Cullman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Baileytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Holly Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swancott, with the one closest to Swancott listed first.
- Paint Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swancott, with the one closest to Swancott listed first.
- Confluence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Dells Vista Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swancott, with the one closest to Swancott listed first.
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oakville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Chalybeate Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Wren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swancott, with the one closest to Swancott listed first.
- Triana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- English Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Chelsea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Rideout Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Monrovia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Jeff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Big Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swancott, with the one closest to Swancott listed first.
- Ruth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Hog Jaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Union Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Arab
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Scant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Askea Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Warrenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Grant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swancott, with the one closest to Swancott listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Winton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Valhermoso Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Lacey's Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flint City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Russell Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Austinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Moulton Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Winston County
- Upshaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swancott, with the one closest to Swancott listed first.
- Ardmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elkmont Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Lincoln County (TN)
- Cash Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swancott, see our County-by-County Page for Swancott.
Cemeteries Near Swancott ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swancott.
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 Swancott - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swancott covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swancott, with the one closest to Swancott listed first.
- New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Collier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blackwell - Collier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ashford - Tate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Batts - Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barclay - Teney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Triana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Triana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (966 more) ...
- Holding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thatch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Swancott had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swancott, with the one closest to Swancott listed first.
- Triana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Talucah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Greenbrier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Mooresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Valhermoso Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Decatur Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Stringer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Harris Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Hartselle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swancott. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swancott.
Newspapers Published in Swancott ...
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 Swancott.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swancott, 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 Swancott.
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 helpful 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 Swancott:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Limestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Jackson County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Winston County
- Giles County
- Lincoln 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 Swancott, 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 from Point A (ie- Swancott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |