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 Taylors Mill (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 Taylors Mill. 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 Taylors Mill ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Taylors Mill: Taylors Ml. (or less commonly used: Taylors Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Taylors Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Taylors Mill may originally have been Taylor's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Taylors Mill might be written as Taylor Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Taylors Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Taylors Mill.
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 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.
Taylors Mill 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 Taylors Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylors Mill:
- Talladega County (The home county of Taylors Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Mill, with the one closest to Taylors Mill listed first.
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Rendalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Chandler Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Winterboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Waldo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Oldfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Mignon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Sylacauga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comerdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Mill, with the one closest to Taylors Mill listed first.
- Eastaboga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bynum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Hobson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Eulaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Cobb Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Oxanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Mill, with the one closest to Taylors Mill listed first.
- Chambers Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Hollins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Millerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Harkins Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Erin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Barfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Elder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Cragford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Haynes Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Cleburne County
- Abel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Mill, with the one closest to Taylors Mill listed first.
- Goodwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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
- Stewartville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Kellyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Weogufka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Hissop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Ray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Rockford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fishpond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Cottage Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Nixburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Mill, with the one closest to Taylors Mill listed first.
- Christiana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Almond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Ofelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Malone Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Mill, with the one closest to Taylors Mill listed first.
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Vincent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cropwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Glen City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Avondale Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Pell City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Cook's Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Mill, with the one closest to Taylors Mill listed first.
- Harpersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Calcis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Wilsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sterrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Vandiver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merrell Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Pine Grove Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Shelby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Mill, with the one closest to Taylors Mill listed first.
- Hackneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Goldville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Cowpens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- New Site
(23 miles [37 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
- Alexander City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Daviston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Truett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Our Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Jacksons' Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matilda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylors Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Taylors Mill.
Cemeteries Near Taylors Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylors Mill.
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 Taylors Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylors Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylors Mill, with the one closest to Taylors Mill listed first.
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchett Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harvell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Horns Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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]<4> 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>
- Germany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Cemetery
- The Germany Cemetery has also been known as:
- Germany Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22989 <3>
- Rocky Mount Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rozelle & Chandler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Simmons Community Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northwest of Millerville.
- The Simmons Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simmons Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26284 <3>
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Taylors Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylors Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylors Mill, with the one closest to Taylors Mill listed first.
- Hatchet Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Creek
- Smelley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smelley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley
- Rendalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Chandler Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Berney's
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Oldfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Waldo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Hollins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Millerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sylacauga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ironaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Talladega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylors Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylors Mill.
Newspapers Published in Taylors Mill ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylors Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylors Mill, 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 Taylors Mill.
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 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 Taylors Mill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Talladega County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylors Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Taylors Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |