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 Webster Chapel (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 Webster Chapel. 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 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.
Webster Chapel 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 Webster Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webster Chapel:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Webster Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Chapel, with the one closest to Webster Chapel listed first.
- Colvins Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Mack ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Angel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Oak Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Merrellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Collins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Blue Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Chapel, with the one closest to Webster Chapel listed first.
- Ball Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Spring Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Leesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Centre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Exie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Moshat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Noah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Chapel, with the one closest to Webster Chapel listed first.
- Grantley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Borden Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Oak Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Edwardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Heflin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Fruithurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Ai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hollis Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Muscadine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Chapel, with the one closest to Webster Chapel listed first.
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rodentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cotnam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Crossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Dawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Rains ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Dog Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Lickskillet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Chapel, with the one closest to Webster Chapel listed first.
- Cobb City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Glencoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hokes Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Banner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Burns Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- East Gadsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Edwardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Pilgrims Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Ballplay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Chapel, with the one closest to Webster Chapel listed first.
- Boaz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Chapel, with the one closest to Webster Chapel listed first.
- Steele
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ragland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whitney Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Wattsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Seddon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Chapel, with the one closest to Webster Chapel listed first.
- Coldwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Grant Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Kentuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Munford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Chapel, with the one closest to Webster Chapel listed first.
- Esom Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Etna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webster Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Webster Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Webster Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webster Chapel.
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 Webster Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webster Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webster Chapel, with the one closest to Webster Chapel listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery
- Trinity Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172971 <2>
- Landers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ohatchee #2 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tredagar - Boozer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Munger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Webster Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Webster Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webster Chapel, with the one closest to Webster Chapel listed first.
- Laney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laney is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Colvins Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Mack ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Duke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Duke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Reaves
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reaves is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves
- Hokes Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Merrellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- East Gadsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Markton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webster Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webster Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Webster Chapel ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webster Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webster Chapel, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webster Chapel.
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 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 Webster Chapel:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Marshall County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega 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 Webster Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Webster Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |