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 Yucca (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 Yucca. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Yucca is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Yucca. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yucca:
- Jackson County (The home county of Yucca)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yucca, with the one closest to Yucca listed first.
- Fackler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Stevenson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haynes Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Rash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Gray ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Hollywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yucca, with the one closest to Yucca listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Blanche
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Grover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yucca, with the one closest to Yucca listed first.
- Henagar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Sylvania
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Powell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Hammondville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Kaolin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Mentone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rainsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chavies
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yucca, with the one closest to Yucca listed first.
- Mid ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Grant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yucca, with the one closest to Yucca listed first.
- Cloudland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yucca, with the one closest to Yucca listed first.
- Stewart Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cole City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yucca, with the one closest to Yucca listed first.
- Durham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Cassandra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Thompsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Kensington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bronco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Chattanooga Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Flintstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Happy Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Fantasy Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Lookout Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yucca, with the one closest to Yucca listed first.
- Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Saint Marys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Cowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <1>
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Sewanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yucca, with the one closest to Yucca listed first.
- Orme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richard City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Kimball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Comfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yucca, see our County-by-County Page for Yucca.
Cemeteries Near Yucca ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yucca.
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 Yucca - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yucca covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yucca, with the one closest to Yucca listed first.
- Coffee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sterne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tally Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker - Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (553 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Yucca in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yucca.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yucca, with the one closest to Yucca listed first.
- Wannville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wannville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
- Fabius
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fabius is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Fackler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Rosalie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosalie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stevenson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Hollywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Index ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Henagar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kyles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kirby Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
- Dutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yucca. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yucca.
Newspapers Published in Yucca ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yucca.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yucca, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yucca.
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 Yucca:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Franklin County
- Marion 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 Yucca, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yucca) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |