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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 White Signboard Crossroad (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 White Signboard Crossroad. 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 White Signboard Crossroad ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for White Signboard Crossroad: White Signboard Xrd.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
White Signboard Crossroad 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 White Signboard Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Signboard Crossroad:
- Randolph County (The home county of White Signboard Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Signboard Crossroad, with the one closest to White Signboard Crossroad listed first.
- High Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Corbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Roanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wedowee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Peavy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Sewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Forester Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Signboard Crossroad, with the one closest to White Signboard Crossroad listed first.
- Doublehead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
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- Clackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Stroud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Abanda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Milltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Five Points
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Chapel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Penton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Signboard Crossroad, with the one closest to White Signboard Crossroad listed first.
- Cragford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Motley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Barfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Lineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Delta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Elder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Harkins Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Signboard Crossroad, with the one closest to White Signboard Crossroad listed first.
- Ranburne
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hightower
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Micaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hollis Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Hopewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Abel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Heflin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Signboard Crossroad, with the one closest to White Signboard Crossroad listed first.
- Truett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Frog Eye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Daviston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Goldville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Dudleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Matilda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- New Site
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
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- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Signboard Crossroad, with the one closest to White Signboard Crossroad listed first.
- Tyus
(18 miles [29 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
- Roopville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Bowers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Fairlawn Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Signboard Crossroad, with the one closest to White Signboard Crossroad listed first.
- Frolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- O'Neals Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Yates Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Glenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Roosterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Corinth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Signboard Crossroad, with the one closest to White Signboard Crossroad listed first.
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Graysons Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Sunny Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- West Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Sassafrass Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Rockwell Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Brays Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Asta Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- LaGrange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hogansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Signboard Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for White Signboard Crossroad.
Cemeteries Near White Signboard Crossroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Signboard Crossroad.
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 White Signboard Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Signboard Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Signboard Crossroad, with the one closest to White Signboard Crossroad listed first.
- Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Rocky Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wildcat Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Booger Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Randolph Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 White Signboard Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Signboard Crossroad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Signboard Crossroad, with the one closest to White Signboard Crossroad listed first.
- High Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Potash
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Potash is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Haywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haywood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Cornhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- Wehadkee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wehadkee is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehadkee
- Omaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Roanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waldrep
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Wedowee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Frolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Forester Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Doublehead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Signboard Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Signboard Crossroad.
Newspapers Published in White Signboard Crossroad ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Signboard Crossroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Signboard Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Signboard Crossroad.
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 White Signboard Crossroad:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne 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> | 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 White Signboard Crossroad, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Signboard Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |