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 Wilburn (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 Wilburn. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Wilburn is located in Cullman 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 Cullman County: Blount, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Wilburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilburn:
- Cullman County (The home county of Wilburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Bremen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ardell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Arkadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Black Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Crane Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dodge City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Reid's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Smoke Rise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Blount Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Warrior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Hayden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- County Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Adville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Gum Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Locust Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Selfville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Robbins Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Sayre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Kimberly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Media
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Morris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Graysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Cardiff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- West Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Majestic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Lacon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Cedar Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Falkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Powellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Burrows Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Creel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Sipsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Marylee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Sumiton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <1>
- South Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Dora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cordova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Arley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Slick Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Addison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Double Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ellaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Grayson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilburn, see our County-by-County Page for Wilburn.
Cemeteries Near Wilburn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilburn.
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 Wilburn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shady Grove Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Church Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Bremen.
- The Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Addington Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968101 <3>
- McKinley Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dorsey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (462 more) ...
- Ryans Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Persimmon Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Wilburn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilburn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Powellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Bremen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ardell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Arkadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Sloan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Marylee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Crane Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Reid's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Blount Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cordova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Robbins Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilburn.
Newspapers Published in Wilburn ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilburn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilburn, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilburn.
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 either 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 Wilburn:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cullman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan County
- Walker County
- Winston 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> | 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- Wilburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wilburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |