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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 Watts Crossroads (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 Watts Crossroads. 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 Watts Crossroads ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Watts Crossroads: Watts Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Watts Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Watts Crossroads may originally have been Watt's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Watts Crossroads might be written as Watt Crossroads.

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 and hospitals 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.

Watts Crossroads is located in Clay County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega & Tallapoosa.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Watts Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Crossroads, with the one closest to Watts Crossroads listed first.
    • Barfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
      • Barfield is located in Clay County
    • Lineville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Haynes Crossroad
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
      • Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
    • Elder
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
      • Elder is located in Clay County
    • Delta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
    • Erin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
      • Erin is located in Clay County
    • Cragford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harkins Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
      • Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
    • Mellow Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
      • Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
    • Millerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
      • Millerville is located in Clay County
    • Chambers Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
      • Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
    • Motley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
      • Motley is located in Clay County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Crossroads, with the one closest to Watts Crossroads listed first.
    • Friendship
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Calhoun County
    • Chinnabee ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinnabee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
      • Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
    • Oxford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • De Armanville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Armanville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
      • De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
    • Hobson City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
      • Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
    • Anniston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cobb Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
      • Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
    • Oxanna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
      • Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
    • Bynum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
      • Bynum is located in Calhoun County
      • Bynum has also been known as:
      • Bynum's
    • Choccolocco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
      • Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
    • Eulaton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
      • Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
    • Iron City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Calhoun County
    • Eastaboga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastaboga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastaboga
      • Eastaboga is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastaboga <3>
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Crossroads, with the one closest to Watts Crossroads listed first.
    • Abanda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
      • Abanda is located in Chambers County
    • Red Level
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
      • Red Level is located in Chambers County
    • Clackville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clackville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
      • Clackville is located in Chambers County
    • Milltown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Milltown is located in Chambers County
    • Doublehead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doublehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
      • Doublehead is located in Chambers County
    • Penton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
      • Penton is located in Chambers County
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Crossroads, with the one closest to Watts Crossroads listed first.
    • Abel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
      • Abel is located in Cleburne County
    • Hollis Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
      • Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
    • Micaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Micaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
      • Micaville is located in Cleburne County
    • Heflin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hightower
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
      • Hightower is located in Cleburne County
    • Ai
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
      • Ai is located in Cleburne County
    • Ranburne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Edwardsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
      • Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Hopewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
  • Coosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Crossroads, with the one closest to Watts Crossroads listed first.
    • Goodwater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Olive
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
    • Kellyton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
      • Kellyton is located in Coosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Crossroads, with the one closest to Watts Crossroads listed first.
    • Christiana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Christiana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
      • Christiana is located in Randolph County
    • Ofelia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ofelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
      • Ofelia is located in Randolph County
    • Milner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
      • Milner is located in Randolph County
    • Morrison Crossroad
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
      • Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
    • Rockdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
    • Malone Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
      • Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
    • Wedowee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Almond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Almond is located in Randolph County
    • Cambridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Randolph County
    • Forester Chapel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forester Chapel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
      • Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
    • Corbin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Corbin is located in Randolph County
    • Newell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Randolph County
    • Wadley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Wadley is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <3>
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Crossroads, with the one closest to Watts Crossroads listed first.
    • Riverside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <3>
    • Seddon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seddon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
      • Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Crossroads, with the one closest to Watts Crossroads listed first.
    • Kentuck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
      • Kentuck is located in Talladega County
    • Ironaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
      • Ironaton is located in Talladega County
    • McElderry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McElderry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
      • McElderry is located in Talladega County
    • Chandler Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
      • Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
    • Grant Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
      • Grant Town is located in Talladega County
    • Munford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
      • Silver Run is located in Talladega County
    • Waldo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Waldo is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Coldwater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coldwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
      • Coldwater is located in Talladega County
    • Talladega
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Abihka ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abihka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
      • Abihka is located in Talladega County
    • Rendalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rendalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
      • Rendalia is located in Talladega County
    • Winterboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
      • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watts Crossroads, with the one closest to Watts Crossroads listed first.
    • Goldville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
      • Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Emuckfaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emuckfaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
      • Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Truett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Truett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
      • Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Cowpens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
      • Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Daviston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • New Site
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
      • New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Hackneyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
      • Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Frog Eye
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
      • Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Matilda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
      • Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Heard County (GA)
    • Ephesus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
      • Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people

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

Cemeteries Near Watts Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watts Crossroads.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Macedonia Primitive Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Macedonia Primitive Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Macedonia Primitive Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mannings Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mannings Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mannings Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Lineville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lineville City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lineville City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lineville City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Black Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Watts Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Watts Crossroads.

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

  • Lineville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Delta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Christiana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Christiana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
    • Christiana is located in Randolph County
  • Dingler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dingler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
    • Dingler is located in Randolph County
  • Ofelia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ofelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
    • Ofelia is located in Randolph County
  • Kentuck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
    • Kentuck is located in Talladega County
  • Hopeful
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeful have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
    • Hopeful is located in Talladega County
  • Gibsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
    • Gibsonville is located in Clay County
  • Abel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
    • Abel is located in Cleburne County
  • Ironaton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
    • Ironaton is located in Talladega County
  • Chandler Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
    • Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
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    • Mellow Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
      • Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
    • Milner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
      • Milner is located in Randolph County
    • Chulafinnee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chulafinnee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulafinnee
      • Chulafinnee is located in Cleburne County

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

Newspapers Published in Watts Crossroads ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Watts Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Watts Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Watts Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Watts Crossroads:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watts Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Watts Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Watts Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watts Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3726, Longitude: -85.7730       In this case, the coordinates for Watts Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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