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 Turners 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 Turners 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.
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.
Turners Ferry is located in Geneva 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 Geneva County: Coffee, Covington, Dale, Houston, Holmes (FL) & Walton (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Turners Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turners Ferry:
- Geneva County (The home county of Turners Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turners Ferry, with the one closest to Turners Ferry listed first.
- Bellwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scranton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Slocomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chancellor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Coffee Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Black
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Samson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turners Ferry, with the one closest to Turners Ferry listed first.
- Central City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Battens Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Clintonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- New Brockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mixson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Elba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alberton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Java
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Kinston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Curtis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turners Ferry, with the one closest to Turners Ferry listed first.
- County Line
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Beulah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turners Ferry, with the one closest to Turners Ferry listed first.
- Clayhatchee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Level Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Fort Rucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holiday Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinckard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Grimes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Ozark
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mabson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turners Ferry, with the one closest to Turners Ferry listed first.
- Headland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turners Ferry, with the one closest to Turners Ferry listed first.
- Parker Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Merritts Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Rehobeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Dothan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tidwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Parish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Keyton's
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Hodgesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Madrid
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madrid is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Kinsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Cowarts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Pike County
- Tennille
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turners Ferry, with the one closest to Turners Ferry listed first.
- Esto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Izagora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Bonifay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cerrogordo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turners Ferry, with the one closest to Turners Ferry listed first.
- Graceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jacob City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Washington County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turners Ferry, with the one closest to Turners Ferry listed first.
- Caryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chipley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turners Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Turners Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Turners Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turners 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 Turners Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turners Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turners Ferry, with the one closest to Turners Ferry listed first.
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wright Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Turners Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turners Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turners Ferry, with the one closest to Turners Ferry listed first.
- Clayhatchee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- High Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Bluff is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highfalls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highfalls is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
- Level Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Warwick ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fadette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fadette is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Midland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marl is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
- Vaughanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughanville is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turners Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turners Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Turners 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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turners Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turners Ferry, 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 Turners Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Turners Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Geneva County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Covington County
- Dale County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Pike County
- Holmes County
- Jackson County
- Washington 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 Turners Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turners Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |