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 Three Forks (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 Three Forks. 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 Three Forks ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Three Forks: Three Frks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Three Forks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Forks.
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 doctors and 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.
Three Forks is located in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Three Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Three Forks:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Three Forks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Bull City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Kellerman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Samantha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- New Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Abernant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Brookwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Lake Front Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Peterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Holt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Wood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Tannehill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Green Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blount County
- Red Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Rossland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Fayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Toadvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Black Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Short Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Ezra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Rock Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- West Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Sylvan Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Media
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Adger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Johns
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Shelby County
- Bamford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Goodsprings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Oakman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Patton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Parrish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- America
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Coal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Corona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Reeds Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Barney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Cordova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dovertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Three Forks, see our County-by-County Page for Three Forks.
Cemeteries Near Three Forks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Forks.
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 Three Forks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Three Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warrior Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitson Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilchrist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heard Shoal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spencer Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Patton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- High Hill Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Church Cemetery
- The High Hill Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Hill Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- Wiley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goodwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Three Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Three Forks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Wiley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Toadvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Patton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Parrish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Coal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Ezra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Short Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Corona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Porter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Cordova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Samantha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Yolande
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
- Sumter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Three Forks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Three Forks.
Newspapers Published in Three Forks ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Forks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three Forks, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Three Forks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Three Forks:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Shelby County
- Walker 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> | 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 Three Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Three Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |