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 Terrytown (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 Terrytown. 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 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 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.
Terrytown is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Limestone, Morgan & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Terrytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Terrytown:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Terrytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrytown, with the one closest to Terrytown listed first.
- Courtland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Courtland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Hatton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Chalybeate Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Edmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Muck City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrytown, with the one closest to Terrytown listed first.
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Ford City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Nitrate City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- White House Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Wilson Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- South Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Tuscumbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrytown, with the one closest to Terrytown listed first.
- Churntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Russellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Phil Campbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Spruce Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrytown, with the one closest to Terrytown listed first.
- Dells Vista Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Rogersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Confluence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Estep ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cedar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Killen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrytown, with the one closest to Terrytown listed first.
- Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Poplar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Lentzville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Harris Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Tanner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Mina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Mooresville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Country Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Hay's Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrytown, with the one closest to Terrytown listed first.
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moulton Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Austinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Russell Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Hartselle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrytown, with the one closest to Terrytown listed first.
- Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Upshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Pebble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Ashridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Littleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrytown, with the one closest to Terrytown listed first.
- Rascal Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Appleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Liberty Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Iron City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Terrytown, see our County-by-County Page for Terrytown.
Cemeteries Near Terrytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Terrytown.
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 Terrytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Terrytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Terrytown, with the one closest to Terrytown listed first.
- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Felix Terry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix Terry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Felix Terry Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Courtland.
- The Felix Terry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Terry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26638 <3>
- Terry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dossey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Conner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jetton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Terry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilchrist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (782 more) ...
- Bynum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blackground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackground Cemetery
- The Blackground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Church Cemetery
- Bethany MB Church Cemetery
- Black Ground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151111 <3>
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>
While we didn't find Terrytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Terrytown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Terrytown, with the one closest to Terrytown listed first.
- Courtland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Bingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Landersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Rogersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Terrytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Terrytown.
Newspapers Published in Terrytown ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Terrytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Terrytown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Terrytown.
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 Terrytown:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Morgan County
- Winston County
- Lawrence 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Terrytown) 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 Terrytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |