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 Youngtown (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 Youngtown. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Youngtown is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Limestone, Morgan & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Youngtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Youngtown:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Youngtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngtown, with the one closest to Youngtown listed first.
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Muck City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Wren
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Moulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Oakville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Chalybeate Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngtown, with the one closest to Youngtown listed first.
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Leighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Littleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- White House Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Nitrate City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Ford City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Muscle Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tuscumbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngtown, with the one closest to Youngtown listed first.
- Jones' Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Central
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Chances Crossroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Crane Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngtown, with the one closest to Youngtown listed first.
- Churntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Phil Campbell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Russellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rockwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Belgreen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngtown, with the one closest to Youngtown listed first.
- Dells Vista Shores
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Rogersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngtown, with the one closest to Youngtown listed first.
- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Harris Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Poplar Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngtown, with the one closest to Youngtown listed first.
- Bear Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thornhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Hackleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngtown, with the one closest to Youngtown listed first.
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Austinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Moulton Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Russell Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Flint City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Simpson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Hartselle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Burningtree Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Falkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngtown, with the one closest to Youngtown listed first.
- Nauvoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Slicklizzard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngtown, with the one closest to Youngtown listed first.
- Grayson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Pebble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Ashridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Littleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Upshaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Double Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Haleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Addison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boar Tush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Youngtown, see our County-by-County Page for Youngtown.
Cemeteries Near Youngtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Youngtown.
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 Youngtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Youngtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Youngtown, with the one closest to Youngtown listed first.
- Old Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gum Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Pond Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gum Pond Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Moulton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23176 <3>
- Landersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Landersville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Moulton.
- The Landersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Landersville Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1405926 <3>
- McLemore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tapsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bogar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Almon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (780 more) ...
- Cheatham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heflin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Youngtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Youngtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Youngtown, with the one closest to Youngtown listed first.
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Landersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Moulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Kinlock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinlock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinlock
- Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Ellaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Pebble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Jesseton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oakville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Mountain Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Edmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Youngtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Youngtown.
Newspapers Published in Youngtown ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Youngtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Youngtown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Youngtown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Youngtown:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Marion 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Youngtown) 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 Youngtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |