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 Whitesides Mill (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 Whitesides Mill. 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 Whitesides Mill ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Whitesides Mill: Whitesides Ml. (or less commonly used: Whitesides Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Whitesides Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Whitesides Mill may originally have been Whiteside's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Whitesides Mill might be written as Whiteside Mill.
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 and 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.
Whitesides Mill 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 Whitesides Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitesides Mill:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Whitesides Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitesides Mill, with the one closest to Whitesides Mill listed first.
- White Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Iron City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Choccolocco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nances Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Booker T City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Weaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Merrellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- De Armanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitesides Mill, with the one closest to Whitesides Mill listed first.
- Spring Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Ball Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Exie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Rock Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Tecumseh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Moshat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Noah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- 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
- Centre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitesides Mill, with the one closest to Whitesides Mill listed first.
- Delta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Haynes Crossroad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Barfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Erin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Lineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitesides Mill, with the one closest to Whitesides Mill listed first.
- Heflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Grantley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Fruithurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Oak Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Abel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Ai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hollis Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Muscadine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Borden Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Micaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitesides Mill, with the one closest to Whitesides Mill listed first.
- Banner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Cobb City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Glencoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hokes Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Markton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Ballplay
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Burns Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Pilgrims Rest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- East Gadsden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Edwardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitesides Mill, with the one closest to Whitesides Mill listed first.
- Morrison Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Christiana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Milner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Rockdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Graham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Ofelia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County
- Ragland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitesides Mill, with the one closest to Whitesides Mill listed first.
- Kentuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Coldwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Grant Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Ironaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitesides Mill, with the one closest to Whitesides Mill listed first.
- Jake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bowdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Bowdon Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitesides Mill, with the one closest to Whitesides Mill listed first.
- Tallapoosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Budapest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tabernacle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Felton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Waco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <2>
- Bremen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitesides Mill, with the one closest to Whitesides Mill listed first.
- Esom Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cedartown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitesides Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Whitesides Mill.
Cemeteries Near Whitesides Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitesides Mill.
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 Whitesides Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitesides Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitesides Mill, with the one closest to Whitesides Mill listed first.
- Hudson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williamson - Little Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hanna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Iron City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rabbittown Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whites Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Prospect Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Choccolocco
- Davistown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fourmile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heflin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nances Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ft. McClellan Military Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Whitesides Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitesides Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitesides Mill, with the one closest to Whitesides Mill listed first.
- White Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Iron City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Jenkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Choccolocco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Heflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Nances Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- De Armanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Belltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belltown is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Merrellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Blue Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grantley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Anniston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitesides Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitesides Mill.
Newspapers Published in Whitesides Mill ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitesides Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitesides Mill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitesides Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Whitesides Mill:
- 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
- Carroll County
- Haralson County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Whitesides Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whitesides Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |