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 Yellowleaf Creek Estates (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 Yellowleaf Creek Estates. 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 Yellowleaf Creek Estates ...
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 Yellowleaf Creek Estates: Yellowleaf Crk. Ests. (or less commonly used: Yellowleaf Ck. Ests. or Yellowleaf Cr. Ests.)
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 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.
Yellowleaf Creek Estates is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Jefferson, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Yellowleaf Creek Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yellowleaf Creek Estates:
- Shelby County (The home county of Yellowleaf Creek Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellowleaf Creek Estates, with the one closest to Yellowleaf Creek Estates listed first.
- Chelsea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Wilsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harpersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Meadowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Inverness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Lake Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Columbiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Sterrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellowleaf Creek Estates, with the one closest to Yellowleaf Creek Estates listed first.
- Eddings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Brierfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Oakley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Seymour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Belle Ellen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Blount County
- Dale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellowleaf Creek Estates, with the one closest to Yellowleaf Creek Estates listed first.
- Jumbo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Jemison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thorsby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clay County
- Hollins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellowleaf Creek Estates, with the one closest to Yellowleaf Creek Estates listed first.
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Stewartville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Weogufka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Mount Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellowleaf Creek Estates, with the one closest to Yellowleaf Creek Estates listed first.
- Cahaba Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cahaba Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Hoover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vestavia Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Leeds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Scott City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- English Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Homewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Brook Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellowleaf Creek Estates, with the one closest to Yellowleaf Creek Estates listed first.
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Brompton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Moody
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Acmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Cook's Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Cropwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Margaret
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glen City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellowleaf Creek Estates, with the one closest to Yellowleaf Creek Estates listed first.
- Childersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bon Air
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- East Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Talladega Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Logan Martin Dam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Zubers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Comerdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Alpine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gantts Quarry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Mignon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Tuscaloosa County
- Tannehill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yellowleaf Creek Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Yellowleaf Creek Estates.
Cemeteries Near Yellowleaf Creek Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yellowleaf Creek Estates.
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 Yellowleaf Creek Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yellowleaf Creek Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yellowleaf Creek Estates, with the one closest to Yellowleaf Creek Estates listed first.
- Walton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Poindexter - Vick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Quinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Mt. Signal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- K Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mose Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Yellowleaf Creek Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yellowleaf Creek Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yellowleaf Creek Estates, with the one closest to Yellowleaf Creek Estates listed first.
- Wilsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harpersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Columbiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sterrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Longview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Shelby Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby Springs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Springs
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Childersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lowery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery
- Siluria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Dunnavant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yellowleaf Creek Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yellowleaf Creek Estates.
Newspapers Published in Yellowleaf Creek Estates ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yellowleaf Creek Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yellowleaf Creek Estates, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yellowleaf Creek Estates.
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 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 Yellowleaf Creek Estates:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Chilton County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa 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 Yellowleaf Creek Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Yellowleaf Creek Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |