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 Thrasher Crossroads (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 Thrasher Crossroads. 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 Thrasher Crossroads ...
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 Thrasher Crossroads: Thrasher Xrds.
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.
Thrasher Crossroads is located in Cullman 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 Cullman County: Blount, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Thrasher Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thrasher Crossroads:
- Cullman County (The home county of Thrasher Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrasher Crossroads, with the one closest to Thrasher Crossroads listed first.
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Baileytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Hanceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Cullman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Vinemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrasher Crossroads, with the one closest to Thrasher Crossroads listed first.
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bright Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Brooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- McLarty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Birdie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Craig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Highmound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrasher Crossroads, with the one closest to Thrasher Crossroads listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rogers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rodentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Grove Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Chigger Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Crossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Geraldine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Cotnam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrasher Crossroads, with the one closest to Thrasher Crossroads listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Altoona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Greer ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Nix ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Sardis City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Howelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Mountainboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Egypt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Gallant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrasher Crossroads, with the one closest to Thrasher Crossroads listed first.
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Langston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrasher Crossroads, with the one closest to Thrasher Crossroads listed first.
- Swancott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrasher Crossroads, with the one closest to Thrasher Crossroads listed first.
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Owens' Cross Roads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- English Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Berkley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Big Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Triana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Chelsea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Greenwycke Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Gurley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrasher Crossroads, with the one closest to Thrasher Crossroads listed first.
- Askea Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Arab
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grassy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Hog Jaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Scant City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Ruth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hyatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Street ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrasher Crossroads, with the one closest to Thrasher Crossroads listed first.
- Hulaco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Florette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Eva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lacey's Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Valhermoso Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Winton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Lacon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrasher Crossroads, with the one closest to Thrasher Crossroads listed first.
- Steele
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thrasher Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Thrasher Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Thrasher Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thrasher Crossroads.
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 Thrasher Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thrasher Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thrasher Crossroads, with the one closest to Thrasher Crossroads listed first.
- New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Warrior Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arab City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arab City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Arab.
- The Arab City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arab Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976876 <2>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Arab.
- The Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hill Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ebell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berry - Brookshire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (583 more) ...
- Boyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brashier Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Thrasher Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thrasher Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thrasher Crossroads, with the one closest to Thrasher Crossroads listed first.
- Strawberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Arab
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Grassy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Sidney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hulaco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Baileyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bright Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- McLarty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Hyatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thrasher Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thrasher Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Thrasher Crossroads ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thrasher Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thrasher Crossroads, 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 Thrasher Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Thrasher Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cullman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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 Thrasher Crossroads, 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' (or 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- Thrasher Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |