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 Washington 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 Washington 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Washington Ferry is located in Autauga 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 Autauga County: Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Washington Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Washington Ferry:
- Autauga County (The home county of Washington Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Prattville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Melmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Millbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Booth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Autaugaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Pine Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Haynes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Marbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jones Bluff Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Mountain Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Burnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Tyler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Casey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Prattville Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Robinson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Coosada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deatsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Adkin Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Wetumpka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holtville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Lightwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Titus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Burkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Lowndesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Hayneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Mosses
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Petronia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Davenport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Gordonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Sandy Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Collirene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Tysonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Stone's
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Catoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Gibbs Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Young Forte Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- English Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Boylston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Capitol Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Hope Hull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Washington Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Washington Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Washington Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington 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 Washington Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Washington Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rodgers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Durdin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Doster Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Doster Family Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Prattville.
- The Doster Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Doster Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1933351 <2>
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Daniel Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cantelous Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Prattville Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Durden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Washington Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Washington Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Washington Ferry, with the one closest to Washington Ferry listed first.
- Prattville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stone's
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Manack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manack is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manack
- Catoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Burkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Jackson's Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
- Robinson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- McGehee's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McGehee's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee's
- Hope Hull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Autaugaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lowndesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deatsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Washington Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washington Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Washington 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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Washington Ferry, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Washington 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 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 Washington Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Autauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chilton County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Washington Ferry, 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- Washington Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |