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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 Town Creek Ferry (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 Town Creek Ferry. 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 Town Creek Ferry ...
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.
Another variation: Towncreek Ferry.
- A typical abbreviation for Town Creek Ferry: Town Crk. Ferry (or less commonly used: Town Ck. Ferry or Town Cr. Ferry)
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 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.
Town Creek Ferry is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Town Creek Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Town Creek Ferry:
- Marshall County (The home county of Town Creek Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Town Creek Ferry listed first.
- North ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Rayburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Guntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Wyeth City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Columbus City Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Peters ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Mid ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Hustleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Gregory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Town Creek Ferry listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Highmound
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Bright Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Snead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craig
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Wynnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Birdie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Clarence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Town Creek Ferry listed first.
- Sand Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Town Creek Ferry listed first.
- Joppa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Town Creek Ferry listed first.
- Rogers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Grove Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Chigger Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Rains ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Geraldine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Crossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hix ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Rodentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Gibson Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Town Creek Ferry listed first.
- Sardis City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Mountainboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Whitesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Carlisle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Duck Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Yancy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Egypt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Keener
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Town Creek Ferry listed first.
- Langston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Aspel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Rock City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Paint Rock
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Section
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Larkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Scottsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Town Creek Ferry listed first.
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Gurley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Big Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- English Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Brownsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Maysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Ryland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Town Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Town Creek Ferry listed first.
- Morgan City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Hulaco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Apple Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ryan Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Lacey's Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Valhermoso Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair County
- Steele
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Town Creek Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Town Creek Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Town Creek Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Town Creek Ferry.
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 Town Creek Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Town Creek Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Town Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Town Creek Ferry listed first.
- King Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alder Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Henryville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guntersville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (599 more) ...
- Haney Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crestview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Brashiers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Town Creek Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Town Creek Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Town Creek Ferry, with the one closest to Town Creek Ferry listed first.
- Martling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martling is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martling
- Henryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- North ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Guntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Meltonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- Peters ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Jink ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
- Mid ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Warrenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Cottonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Albertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McVille
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McVille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Rogers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Town Creek Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Town Creek Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Town Creek Ferry ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Town Creek Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Town Creek Ferry, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Town Creek Ferry.
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 Town Creek Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison 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> | 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 Town Creek Ferry, 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' (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- Town Creek Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |