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 Sycamore (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 Sycamore. 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 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 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.
Sycamore is located in Talladega 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 Talladega County: Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Saint Clair & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Sycamore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sycamore:
- Talladega County (The home county of Sycamore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Oldfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Winterboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Rendalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Comerdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Mignon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Zubers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Sylacauga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Bon Air
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Eastaboga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Chilton County
- Jumbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Chambers Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Hollins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Millerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Erin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Harkins Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Lineville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Elder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Barfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Cragford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Haynes Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Stewartville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Goodwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weogufka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Kellyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Hissop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Rockford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Cottage Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Fishpond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Dollar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Leeds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Vincent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Cropwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Avondale Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Glen City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seddon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cook's Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Brompton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Coal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Harpersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Calcis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Sterrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Merrell Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Pine Grove Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Vandiver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shelby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Chelsea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Hackneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Cowpens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Goldville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Alexander City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Site
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sycamore, see our County-by-County Page for Sycamore.
Cemeteries Near Sycamore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sycamore.
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 Sycamore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sycamore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winterboro Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Odena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Comers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smelley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smelley Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south of Talladega.
- The Smelley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smelley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2495949 <3>
- Rising Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sycamore had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sycamore, with the one closest to Sycamore listed first.
- Oldfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Zubers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Rendalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Sylacauga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berney's
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Hollins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Hatchet Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Creek
- Smelley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smelley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley
- Childersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stewartville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chandler Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Renfroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Renfroe is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sycamore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sycamore.
Newspapers Published in Sycamore ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sycamore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sycamore, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sycamore.
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 Sycamore:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Talladega County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chilton County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sycamore) 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 Sycamore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |