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 Trace Ford (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 Trace Ford. 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.
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.
Trace Ford is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Limestone, Morgan & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Trace Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trace Ford:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Trace Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trace Ford, with the one closest to Trace Ford listed first.
- Hatton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Muck City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Moulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mountain Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Chalybeate Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Wren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trace Ford, with the one closest to Trace Ford listed first.
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Leighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Littleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Nitrate City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Ford City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- White House Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Tuscumbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trace Ford, with the one closest to Trace Ford listed first.
- Central
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jones' Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Chances Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- West Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trace Ford, with the one closest to Trace Ford listed first.
- Churntown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Russellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Phil Campbell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Rockwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Belgreen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trace Ford, with the one closest to Trace Ford listed first.
- Dells Vista Shores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Rogersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Confluence
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Cedar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Estep ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Killen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trace Ford, with the one closest to Trace Ford listed first.
- Ripley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Poplar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Harris Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Lentzville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Tanner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Mooresville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belle Mina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Country Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Marion County
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trace Ford, with the one closest to Trace Ford listed first.
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Moulton Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Russell Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Simpson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Flint City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Cedar Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Burningtree Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Hartselle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Priceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trace Ford, with the one closest to Trace Ford listed first.
- Grayson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Upshaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Pebble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Ashridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Littleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Addison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Double Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Houston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boar Tush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trace Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Trace Ford.
Cemeteries Near Trace Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trace Ford.
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 Trace Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trace Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trace Ford, with the one closest to Trace Ford listed first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rutherford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Byars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodwin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Hatton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306470 <3>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heflin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jetton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Almon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Municipal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (795 more) ...
- Terry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Landersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Landersville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Moulton.
- The Landersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Landersville Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1405926 <3>
- Old Prospect 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.<4>
While we didn't find Trace Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Trace Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trace Ford, with the one closest to Trace Ford listed first.
- Hatton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Landersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Moulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mountain Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Town Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trace Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trace Ford.
Newspapers Published in Trace Ford ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trace Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trace Ford, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trace Ford.
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 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 Trace Ford:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Marion County
- Morgan 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Trace Ford) 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 Trace Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |