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 Thomas Place (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 Thomas Place. 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 Thomas Place ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Thomas Place: Thomas Pl. (or less commonly used: Thomas Plc.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Thomas Place. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thomas Place.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Thomas Place is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Thomas Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thomas Place:
- Morgan County (The home county of Thomas Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Cedar Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Lacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Falkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartselle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burningtree Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Flint City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Priceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Russell Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Austinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Gum Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Mountain Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Birdie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Bangor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Blountsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Blount Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- West Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jones' Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- South Vinemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chances Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cullman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Trimble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Crane Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Good Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Simcoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Wren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Moulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Muck City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Westlake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Swancott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Harris Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Belle Mina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Tanner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Triana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Ruth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Arab
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Askea Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Marylee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Burrows Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Powellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Upshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Grayson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Arley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Double Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Ashridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thomas Place, see our County-by-County Page for Thomas Place.
Cemeteries Near Thomas Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thomas Place.
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 Thomas Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thomas Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Battleground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Day - Speegle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Speegle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Day - Speegle Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest of Hartselle.
- The Day - Speegle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Day Cemetery
- Speegle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26387 <3>
- Bethlehem West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- The McKendree Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
- Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (686 more) ...
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Thomas Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thomas Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thomas Place, with the one closest to Thomas Place listed first.
- Battleground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Battleground is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Massey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Cedar Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Clifty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clifty is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Wilhites
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilhites is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
- Falkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Jones' Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Upshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Hartselle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baldwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Neel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nesmith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nesmith is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith
- Jesseton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thomas Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thomas Place.
Newspapers Published in Thomas Place ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomas Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thomas Place, 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 Thomas Place.
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 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 Thomas Place:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Walker County
- Winston 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thomas Place) 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 Thomas Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |