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 Thach (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 Thach. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Thach is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Morgan, Giles (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Thach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thach:
- Limestone County (The home county of Thach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thach, with the one closest to Thach listed first.
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Caro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Pettusville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Ardmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hay's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Center Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Capshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thach, with the one closest to Thach listed first.
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Confluence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cedar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Rogersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Dells Vista Shores
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Corum ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Comer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Arkdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thach, with the one closest to Thach listed first.
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Red Bank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thach, with the one closest to Thach listed first.
- Toney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harvest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Elkwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Jeff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Monrovia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Hazel Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meridianville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Normal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chase
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thach, with the one closest to Thach listed first.
- Decatur
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Moulton Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Austinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Burningtree Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Flint City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Priceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thach, with the one closest to Thach listed first.
- Ardmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elkmont Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Green Field
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Minor Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Aymett Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thach, with the one closest to Thach listed first.
- Appleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Liberty Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- New Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Leoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thach, with the one closest to Thach listed first.
- Cash Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Camargo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Pearl City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Boonshill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Harms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Park City Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Hughey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Howell Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Marshall County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thach, with the one closest to Thach listed first.
- Delina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Delina is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Cornersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thach, see our County-by-County Page for Thach.
Cemeteries Near Thach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thach.
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 Thach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thach, with the one closest to Thach listed first.
- Reunion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cylone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sylone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hasting Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1229 more) ...
- Bailes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pettusville Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Thach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thach, with the one closest to Thach listed first.
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Caro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Pettusville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Elkmont Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Veto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Veto is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Cash Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- O'Neal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Cartwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cluttsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thach.
Newspapers Published in Thach ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thach, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Thach:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Limestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall 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 Thach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |