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 Wellborne Ferry (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wellborne Ferry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Wellborne Ferry is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Wellborne Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wellborne Ferry:
- Randolph County (The home county of Wellborne Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellborne Ferry, with the one closest to Wellborne Ferry listed first.
- Malone Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Ofelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Forester Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Wedowee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Christiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Milner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Rockdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Peavy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellborne Ferry, with the one closest to Wellborne Ferry listed first.
- Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- De Armanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Iron City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Hobson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellborne Ferry, with the one closest to Wellborne Ferry listed first.
- Abanda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
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- Red Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Clackville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Milltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Doublehead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Penton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chapel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Stroud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Five Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellborne Ferry, with the one closest to Wellborne Ferry listed first.
- Cragford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Motley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Mellow Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Barfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Harkins Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Elder
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Millerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Erin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellborne Ferry, with the one closest to Wellborne Ferry listed first.
- Micaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hollis Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hightower
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Heflin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellborne Ferry, with the one closest to Wellborne Ferry listed first.
- Goodwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellborne Ferry, with the one closest to Wellborne Ferry listed first.
- Kentuck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Chandler Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Ironaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- McElderry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Waldo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Grant Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellborne Ferry, with the one closest to Wellborne Ferry listed first.
- Truett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Emuckfaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Daviston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frog Eye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Goldville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- New Site
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Cowpens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
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- Matilda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Dudleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Hackneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Jacksons' Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellborne Ferry, with the one closest to Wellborne Ferry listed first.
- Tyus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellborne Ferry, with the one closest to Wellborne Ferry listed first.
- Frolona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- O'Neals Crossroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ephesus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Yates Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Roosterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Houston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellborne Ferry, with the one closest to Wellborne Ferry listed first.
- Evansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wellborne Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Wellborne Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Wellborne Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wellborne Ferry.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Wellborne Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wellborne Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wellborne Ferry, with the one closest to Wellborne Ferry listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Malone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cragford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jehovah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (380 more) ...
- Swan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Wellborne Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wellborne Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wellborne Ferry, with the one closest to Wellborne Ferry listed first.
- Malone Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Ofelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Dingler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dingler is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
- Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Forester Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Louina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Louina is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louina
- Cornhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- Wedowee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mellow Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Christiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Truett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Lineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gibsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gibsonville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Emuckfaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wellborne Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wellborne Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Wellborne Ferry ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellborne Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wellborne Ferry, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wellborne Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wellborne Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Heard County
- Troup 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> | 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 Wellborne Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wellborne Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |