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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 Tillery Crossroad (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 Tillery Crossroad. 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 Tillery Crossroad ...

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 Tillery Crossroad: Tillery Xrd.

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 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.

Tillery Crossroad is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Chambers, Macon, Russell, Tallapoosa, Harris (GA) & Muscogee (GA).

Below are the counties that are near Tillery Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tillery Crossroad:

  • Lee County     (The home county of Tillery Crossroad)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tillery Crossroad, with the one closest to Tillery Crossroad listed first.
    • Blanton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Blanton is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Bleecker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bleecker is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
    • Salem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Chewacla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Chewacla is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
    • Opelika
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gwen Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
    • Prince Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
    • Smith's Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith's Station is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
    • Beauregard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Beauregard is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • The Bottle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bottle is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
    • Auburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Marvyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Marvyn is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
    • Ridgewood Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tillery Crossroad, with the one closest to Tillery Crossroad listed first.
    • Osanippa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Osanippa is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
    • Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • River View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • River View is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Cusseta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Eady City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Eady City is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
    • Huguley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Huguley is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
    • Plant City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Plant City is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
    • Lanett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Boyds
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyds is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
    • LaFayette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Fredonia is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Blackman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackman is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
    • Waverly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Waverly is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tillery Crossroad, with the one closest to Tillery Crossroad listed first.
    • Society Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Society Hill is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
    • Notasulga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tillery Crossroad, with the one closest to Tillery Crossroad listed first.
    • Crawford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Crawford is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Ladonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ladonia is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
    • Hugley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hugley is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
    • Phenix City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fontaine Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fontaine Village is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
    • Fort Mitchell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hatchechubbee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tillery Crossroad, with the one closest to Tillery Crossroad listed first.
    • Dudleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
    • Camp Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Slaughters ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
  • Chattahoochee County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tillery Crossroad, with the one closest to Tillery Crossroad listed first.
    • Fort Benning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ochillee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
  • Harris County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tillery Crossroad, with the one closest to Tillery Crossroad listed first.
    • Mountain Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
    • Pine Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
    • Cataula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hamilton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pine Mountain Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ellerslie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Mountainbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountainbrook is located in Harris County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
    • Pine Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Waverly Hall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Shiloh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Shiloh is located in Harris County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <1>
  • Muscogee County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tillery Crossroad, with the one closest to Tillery Crossroad listed first.
    • Twin Chapel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
    • Fortson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Fortson is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortson <1>
    • Maridale Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
    • Bibb City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
    • City Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
    • Glenns
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenns is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
    • Lincoln Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
    • Columbus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbus is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <1>
    • Hilton Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
      • Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
    • East Edgewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
    • Wynnton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wynnton is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
    • Midland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Branton Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
  • Troup County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tillery Crossroad, with the one closest to Tillery Crossroad listed first.
    • West Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • North West Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
    • Pioneer Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • West Lake Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
    • Abbottsford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
    • Rockwell Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
    • Evansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • LaGrange
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Vernon ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Sassafrass Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
    • Sunny Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
    • Louise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Louise is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
    • Mountville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tillery Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Tillery Crossroad.

Cemeteries Near Tillery Crossroad ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tillery Crossroad.

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 Tillery Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tillery Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tillery Crossroad, with the one closest to Tillery Crossroad listed first.

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 Tillery Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tillery Crossroad.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Tillery Crossroad, with the one closest to Tillery Crossroad listed first.

  • Beulah
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Beulah is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Mechanicsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Osanippa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Osanippa is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
  • Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • River View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • River View is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
  • Cusseta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chewacla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chewacla is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
  • Opelika
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
  • Tuckersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg
  • Acton ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Acton is located in Harris County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
  • Smith's Station
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith's Station is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Whitesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitesville is located in Harris County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
    • West Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mulberry Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Mulberry Grove is located in Harris County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tillery Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tillery Crossroad.

Newspapers Published in Tillery Crossroad ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tillery Crossroad.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tillery Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tillery Crossroad.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Tillery Crossroad:

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 Tillery Crossroad, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tillery Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.