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 Scottsboro (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 Scottsboro. 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.
Scottsboro is located in Baldwin County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baldwin County: Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Washington & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties that are near Scottsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scottsboro:
- Baldwin County (The home county of Scottsboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsboro, with the one closest to Scottsboro listed first.
- The Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Hardwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Milledgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Coopers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Black Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- Brown's Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Meriwether
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsboro, with the one closest to Scottsboro listed first.
- East Macon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Mogul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Cross Keys
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Wheeler Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Payne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Bleckley County
- Allentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsboro, with the one closest to Scottsboro listed first.
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Zebulon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Jasper County
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsboro, with the one closest to Scottsboro listed first.
- Haddock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fortville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Ethridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Mountain Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Pitts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Gray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Bradley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Jones Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Laurens County
- Tuckers Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsboro, with the one closest to Scottsboro listed first.
- Dennis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Resseaus Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Hallwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Oconee Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Eatonton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsboro, with the one closest to Scottsboro listed first.
- Dry Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsboro, with the one closest to Scottsboro listed first.
- Goat Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Deepstep
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gardner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
- Oconee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tennille
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Warthen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsboro, with the one closest to Scottsboro listed first.
- Ivey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Dedrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McIntyre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Irwinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Toomsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scottsboro, see our County-by-County Page for Scottsboro.
Cemeteries Near Scottsboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scottsboro.
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 Scottsboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scottsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scottsboro, with the one closest to Scottsboro listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blands Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blands Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blands Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Milledgeville.
- The Blands Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32892 <3>
- Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Council Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Montpelier Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Hill Methodist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Coopers.
- The Union Hill Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hill Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
- Union Hill Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135910 <3>
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Scottsboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scottsboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scottsboro, with the one closest to Scottsboro listed first.
- Milledgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brown's Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Ivey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Meriwether
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McIntyre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lewiston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Dennis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Nona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nona is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
- Irwinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Deepstep
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Linton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Blountsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blountsville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scottsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scottsboro.
Newspapers Published in Scottsboro ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scottsboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scottsboro, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scottsboro.
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 helpful 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 Scottsboro:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Baldwin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Laurens County
- Putnam County
- Twiggs County
- Washington County
- Wilkinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scottsboro) 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 Scottsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |