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 Weaver (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 Weaver. 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.
Weaver is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Weaver. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weaver:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Weaver)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Blue Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Booker T City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Jacksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Saks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saks
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Leatherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Angel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Peaceburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Anniston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Ball Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Spring Garden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Exie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Rock Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Moshat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Tecumseh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Centre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Noah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Elder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Delta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Barfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Erin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Abel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Heflin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grantley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Edwardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Hollis Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Oak Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Fruithurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Ai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Borden Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Micaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Muscadine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Cobb City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Glencoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Markton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Pilgrims Rest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Hokes Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Banner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Burns Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Rainbow City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Ballplay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Edwardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Christiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Milner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Morrison Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Ragland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Steele
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Ashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Wattsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Avondale Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Cropwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Coldwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Kentuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Grant Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Lincoln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ironaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Windsong Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Talladega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Haralson County (GA)
- Tallapoosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Esom Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weaver, see our County-by-County Page for Weaver.
Cemeteries Near Weaver ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weaver.
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 Weaver - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weaver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Halls Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prisoner of War Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ft. McClellan Military Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anniston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgemont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whites Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tredagar - Boozer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Weaver in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weaver.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weaver, with the one closest to Weaver listed first.
- Leatherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Blue Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Jacksonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peaceburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
- Anniston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Bera ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Oxanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Morrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Mack ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jenkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Merrellton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Duke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weaver. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weaver.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Weaver ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weaver.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Weaver. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Weaver and those printed in the larger area surrounding Weaver.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of Weaver.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Weaver:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Etowah County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Haralson County
- Polk 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 Weaver, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weaver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |