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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Talley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Talley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Talley, please Contact Us.
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 Talley (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 Talley. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Talley is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Talley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Talley:
- Jackson County (The home county of Talley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley, with the one closest to Talley listed first.
- Rock City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Langston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Scottsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Aspel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley, with the one closest to Talley listed first.
- Sand Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Blanche
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Ringgold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Broomtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Gaylesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley, with the one closest to Talley listed first.
- Powell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Hix ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Gibson Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Fyffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Grove Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Rainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Chigger Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Guest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Chavies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Floy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley, with the one closest to Talley listed first.
- Sardis City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Yancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Keener
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Whitesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Mountainboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Crudup
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Greer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Turkeytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley, with the one closest to Talley listed first.
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gurley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Owens' Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Big Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Talley, with the one closest to Talley listed first.
- Mid ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Peters ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Columbus City Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Grant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hustleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- North ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rayburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Wyeth City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Albertville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <2>
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley, with the one closest to Talley listed first.
- Cloudland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Dade County (GA)
- Rising Fawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Talley, see our County-by-County Page for Talley.
Cemeteries Near Talley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Talley.
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 Talley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Talley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Talley, with the one closest to Talley listed first.
- Haigwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pierce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Fyffe Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Langston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (558 more) ...
- Roman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vaught Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
Talley itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Talley, with the one closest to Talley listed first.
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Grove Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Luttrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Langston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ten Broeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Dutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Pendergrass ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pendergrass is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Lydia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Index ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Mid ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Scottsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Floy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Luna ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Talley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Talley.
Newspapers Published in Talley ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Talley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Talley, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Talley.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Talley:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Talley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Talley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |