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 Taylor 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 Taylor 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.
Name Variations for Taylor Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Taylor Ferry: Taylor Fry. (or less commonly used: Taylor Frry.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Taylor Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Taylor Ferry.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Taylor Ferry is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Taylor Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylor Ferry:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Taylor Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ferry, with the one closest to Taylor Ferry listed first.
- Black Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Toadvine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Short Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Ezra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sylvan Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Maytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Media
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Hueytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ferry, with the one closest to Taylor Ferry listed first.
- Green Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blocton Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Woodstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- West Blocton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belle Ellen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Italian Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ferry, with the one closest to Taylor Ferry listed first.
- Red Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Warrior
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reid's
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Cullman County
- Arkadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ferry, with the one closest to Taylor Ferry listed first.
- Alta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bankston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ferry, with the one closest to Taylor Ferry listed first.
- Bamford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Falliston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tacoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Tulse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Inverness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Aden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Alabaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brantleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Indian Springs Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Sawmill Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Maylene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ferry, with the one closest to Taylor Ferry listed first.
- Bull City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Kellerman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Abernant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Lake View
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Tannehill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Brookwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Samantha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Peterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Vance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Coaling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Holt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor Ferry, with the one closest to Taylor Ferry listed first.
- Goodsprings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Reeds Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Twilley Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Barney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Quinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Red Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Burnwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Wyatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- America
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Dovertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Dora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylor Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Taylor Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Taylor Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylor 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 Taylor Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylor Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylor Ferry, with the one closest to Taylor Ferry listed first.
- Heard Shoal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dug Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162604 <2>
- Salter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Atwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waiting Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- High Hill Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Church Cemetery
- The High Hill Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Hill Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Busby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (396 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warrior Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fords Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Taylor Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylor Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylor Ferry, with the one closest to Taylor Ferry listed first.
- Toadvine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Short Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Ezra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Porter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Parrish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Adger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sumter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sumter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Dolomite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cordova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Chinn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chinn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn
- McAdory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McAdory is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdory
- Collins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylor Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylor Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Taylor 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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylor Ferry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylor Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Taylor Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Shelby County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker 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 Taylor Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylor Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |