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 Hornsville (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 Hornsville. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Hornsville is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Florida'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: Geneva (AL), Houston (AL), Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Liberty, Washington & Seminole (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Hornsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hornsville:
- Jackson County (The home county of Hornsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsville, with the one closest to Hornsville listed first.
- Parramore ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parramore is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
- Bascom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Two Egg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
- Malone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Butler ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cypress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Inwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Sneads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marianna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsville, with the one closest to Hornsville listed first.
- Ocheesee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
- Altha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chipola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chipola is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Gadsden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsville, with the one closest to Hornsville listed first.
- Chattahoochee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- River Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Greensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gretna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houston County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsville, with the one closest to Hornsville listed first.
- Gordon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Cottonwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Hodgesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Barber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barber is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Keyton's
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Madrid
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Madrid is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cowarts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Webb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <1>
- Decatur County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsville, with the one closest to Hornsville listed first.
- Brinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Recovery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Faceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Fowlstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Early County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsville, with the one closest to Hornsville listed first.
- Jakin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Cedar Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Sawhatchee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Hentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hentown is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Rock Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Damascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blakely
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miller County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsville, with the one closest to Hornsville listed first.
- Mayhaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Boykin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boykin is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Colquitt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsville, with the one closest to Hornsville listed first.
- Steam Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Donalsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butlers Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hornsville, see our County-by-County Page for Hornsville.
Cemeteries Near Hornsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hornsville.
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 Hornsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hornsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hornsville, with the one closest to Hornsville listed first.
- Dickenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bazzell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brunson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Owens - Bellview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebrew Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hammock Springs FWB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nubbin Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whiddon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Fairchild Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wooten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coonrod Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Hornsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hornsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hornsville, with the one closest to Hornsville listed first.
- Bascom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jakin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spooner ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spooner is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
- Cypress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Inwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Sneads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marianna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayhaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Twilight ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Twilight is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Chattahoochee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- River Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hornsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hornsville.
Newspapers Published in Hornsville ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hornsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hornsville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hornsville.
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 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 Hornsville:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Gadsden County
- Houston County
- Decatur County
- Early County
- Miller County
- Seminole County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Hornsville, 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- Hornsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |