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 Webb Addition (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 Webb Addition. 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 doctors and 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.
Webb Addition is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Webb Addition. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webb Addition:
- Jackson County (The home county of Webb Addition)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webb Addition, with the one closest to Webb Addition listed first.
- Scottsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Blackankle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Larkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Tupelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Section
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Dutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webb Addition, with the one closest to Webb Addition listed first.
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Henagar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Hix ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Sylvania
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Rainsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Luttrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Fyffe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Chigger Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Chavies
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webb Addition, with the one closest to Webb Addition listed first.
- Gurley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Brownsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Owens' Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Big Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Ryland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Country Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Greenwycke Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webb Addition, with the one closest to Webb Addition listed first.
- Grant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mid ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Columbus City Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Peters ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- North ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Hustleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rayburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Wyeth City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Guntersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webb Addition, with the one closest to Webb Addition listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webb Addition, with the one closest to Webb Addition listed first.
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Beans Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webb Addition, with the one closest to Webb Addition listed first.
- Orme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richard City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webb Addition, see our County-by-County Page for Webb Addition.
Cemeteries Near Webb Addition ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webb Addition.
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 Webb Addition - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webb Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webb Addition, with the one closest to Webb Addition listed first.
- Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burgess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tipton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McAnelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (616 more) ...
- Finney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Webb Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Webb Addition.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webb Addition, with the one closest to Webb Addition listed first.
- Scottsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Larkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Tupelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Dutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Maynard Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Index ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Kyles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Lim Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Langston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Talley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Talley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webb Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webb Addition.
Newspapers Published in Webb Addition ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webb Addition.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webb Addition, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webb Addition.
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 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 Webb Addition:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Dade County
- Franklin County
- Marion 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 Webb Addition, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Webb Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |