Family Maps of Blount County, Alabama

Family Maps of Blount County, Alabama
by Gregory A. Boyd, J.D.

328 pages with 95 total maps

Locating original landowners in maps has never been an easy task-until now. This volume in the Family Maps series contains newly created maps of original landowners (patent maps) in what is now Blount County, Alabama, gleaned from the indexes of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. But it offers much more than that. For each township in the county, there are two additional maps accompanying the patent map: a road map and a map showing waterways, railroads, and both modern and many historical city-centers and cemeteries.

Included are indexes to help you locate what you are looking for, whether you know a person’s name, a last name, a place-name, or a cemetery. The combination of maps and indexes are designed to aid researchers of American history or genealogy to explore frontier neighborhoods, examine family migrations, locate hard-to-find cemeteries and towns, as well as locate land based on legal descriptions found in old documents or deeds.

The patent-maps are essentially plat maps but instead of depicting owners for a particular year, these maps show original landowners, no matter when the transfer from the federal government was completed. Dates of patents typically begin near the time of statehood and run into the early 1900s.

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List of Details Found Below . . .
  What’s Mapped in his book?
  What YEARS are these maps for?
  What Cities and Towns are in Blount County, Alabama (and in this book)?
  Acts of Congress Authorizing . . .
  Indexes in this book
  Reviews by the Experts . . .
  Surnames found in this book
  Book Specifications

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What’s Mapped in this book (that you’ll not likely find elsewhere) . . .
    4807 Parcels of Land
  (with original landowner names and patent-dates labeled in the relevant map)

    64 Cemeteries

    plus . . .
    Roads, and existing Rivers, Creeks, Streams, Railroads, and Small-towns (including some historical), etc.

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What YEARS are these maps for?
Here are the counts for parcels of land mapped, by the decade in which the corresponding land patents were issued:

Decade	Parcel-count
1820s	140
1830s	570
1840s	270
1850s	1752
1860s	249
1870s	60
1880s	727
1890s	827
1900s	153
1910s	54
1920s	5

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What Cities and Towns are in Blount County, Alabama (and in this book)?
Adville, Allgood, Appalachian, Armstead, Bangor, Bent Tree, Bird (historical), Birdie, Blount Springs, Blountsville, Blow Gourd, Blue Springs, Brentwood, Bright Star, Brooksville, Cedar Springs, Chamblees Mill, Champion, Chepultepec, Clarence, Clear Springs, Cleveland, Compton, County Line, Craig (historical), Dallas, Danzler, Deavers Town, Easley, Eastwood, Ellison Crossroads, Fairview, Five Points, Fowler (historical), Fowler Spring, Fridays Crossing, Graystone, Gum Springs, Gurley, Harkness Crossroads, Hayden, Hendrick Mill, Hendrix, High Rock, Highland Lake, Highmound, Holly Springs, Hoods Crossroads, Hopewell, Hortons Mill, Inland Junction, Joy, Kiowa, Lehigh, Liberty, Little Shenandoah, Little Warrior, Locust Fork, Mattawana, McLarty, Mount Olive, Mountain Grove, Murphree, Nectar, New Home, Nyota, Old Snead, Oneonta, Pine Acres, Pine Mountain, Red Hill, Reids, Remlap, Riverside, Rock Springs, Rosa, Roswell, Royal, Selfville, Sky Ball, Sloan, Smoke Rise, Snead, Straight Mountain, Strawberry, Sugar Creek, Sulpher Springs, Summit, Taits Gap, Wallstown, Watseka (historical), Woodhaven, Wynnville

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Acts of Congress Authorizing the Land Patents in this book:
   April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
   May 20, 1862: Homestead EntryOriginal (12 Stat. 392)

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Indexes in this book

-Surnames in the County
  * number of times each Surname occurs

-Surname/Township Index
  * every Surname and the frequency in which each appears in relevant Township-level Maps

-Full-Name Index (of Original Landowners) for each Township

-Populated Places

-Cemeteries

-Multi-Patentees (Groups of people who acquired land together)

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Reviews by the Experts
What they are saying about the Family Maps series:

• instant gratification! – Elizabeth Shown Mills, Author, Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace
• incredible on-going series . . . – Christine Rose, Author, Courthouse Research for Family Historians
• must have publications . . . – Dick Eastman, Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
• a great service . . . – Sharon Tate Moody, former President, Association of Professional Genealogists

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SURNAMES found in this Book:
ABSHER, ABSTON, ACTON, ADAMS, ADDINGTON, ADKISSON, ALDREDGE, ALEXANDER, ALLDREDGE, ALLDRIDGE, ALLEN, ALLGOOD, ALLISON, ALLRED, AMASON, AMOSON, ANDERSON, ANDERTON, ARCHER, ARMSTRONG, ARNOLD, ASHLEY, ASKEW, ATKINSON, ATKISON, AUSTIN, AVERY, BAGGETT, BAILEY, BAIN, BAINE, BAINES, BAKER, BALDWIN, BALLEW, BARNES, BARNETT, BARRY, BARTON, BASS, BASWELL, BATES, BAYLESS, BEARDEN, BECKWITH, BECKWORTH, BEENE, BEES, BEESON, BELL, BELLEW, BENNS, BENTLEY, BERRY, BEST, BEVANS, BICE, BICKNELL, BILLINGSBY, BILLINGSLEY, BLACK, BLACKBURN, BLACKMON, BLACKWOOD, BLAIR, BLAKELEY, BLAKELY, BLALOCK, BLAND, BLEDSOE, BODDY, BOHANAN, BOHANNON, BOLLING, BOOKER, BOOKOUT, BOWERMAN, BOWHANNAN, BOWHANNON, BOX, BOYD, BRADFORD, BRADLEY, BRANDON, BRANHAM, BRANTLEY, BRASHER, BRASSEALE, BRAZEEL, BRAZIEL, BREWER, BRICE, BRIGHT, BRINDLEY, BRITTAIN, BROMLEY, BROOKS, BROOKSHIER, BROTHERS, BROWN, BRYAN, BRYARS, BUCHANAN, BUCKELEW, BUCKNER, BULLARD, BURCHFIELD, BURGES, BURGESS, BURGET, MCALPIN, MCANALLY, MCANNALLY, MCANNELLY, ST JOHN, BURNETT, BURNEY, BURNS, BURNUM, BUSLER, BUSON, BUSSEY, BUTLER, BUTT, BUTTS, BYARS, BYERS, BYNUM, BYRD, CADDELL, CAIN, CALAHAN, CALDWELL, CALLAHAN, CALLISON, CALVERT, CAMP, CAMPBELL, CANNON, CARGS, CARNES, CARNS, CARSON, CARSTERSEN, CARTER, CASKEY, CATES, CHADWICK, CHAMBERS, CHAMBLEE, CHANDLER, CHANEY, CHERRY, CHESHIRE, CHRISTIAN, CHRISTOPHER, CLACK, CLARY, CLAYTON, CLEMENT, CLEMENTS, CLEMMONS, CLOUDUS, CLOWDERS, CLOWDUS, COATS, COBB, COFFMAN, COKER, COLE, COLLINS, COMPTON, COOK, COOKE, COOPER, COPELAND, CORBIN, CORNELIUS, CORRITHERS, CORVEN, COSTEVENS, COSTNER, COUDEN, COUN, COURSEY, COWAN, COWDEN, COWDON, COWEN, COX, COZBY, CRAFT, CRAWFORD, CRENSHAW, CRITCHEN, CRITCHER, CRUCE, CRUMLEY, CRUMP, CULBREATH, CULWELL, CURL, CURTIS, CUTCHEN, DAILEY, DAILY, DANIEL, DAVER, DAVIDSON, DAVIS, DEACON, DEAN, DEAVER, DEERMAN, DEMPSEY, DENNIS, DERRICK, DEVANEY, DIAL, DICKERSON, DILLYSHAW, DINES, DODD, DODDS, DODSON, DOHNER, DOLLAR, DONALDSON, DORMAN, DORNING, DOSS, DOTY, DOUGLASS, DOYLE, DRENNEN, DUFFEE, DUKE, DUMAS, DUNAHOO, DUNCAN, DUNIVAN, DUNKIN, DUNN, DUPREE, DURHAM, DUTTON, DYE, EARL, EARLY, EASLEY, ECHOLS, EDINS, EDWARDS, EEDS, ELLIOTT, ELLIS, ELLISON, ELROD, ENDSLEY, ENGLE, ENTREKIN, ERWIN, EUBANKS, EYE, FAIL, FAILE, FANNIN, FANT, FARLEY, FARRINGTON, FAUCETT, FENDLEY, FERGUSON, FERRILL, FIELDS, FILES, FINDLEY, FINLEY, FITCH, FITZHUGH, FOREST, FORSTER, FORTNER, FOSTER, FOUST, FOWLER, FRAISER, FRANCIS, FRANKLIN, FRASIER, FRAZIER, FREEMAN, FRENCH, FRIERSON, FROST, FRY, FULENWIDER, FULMER, FULTON, GABLE, GAITHER, GALBREATH, GALLUPS, GAMBELL, GAMBLE, GAMMAGE, GANDY, GANTER, GARDNER, GARLAND, GARRAN, GARREN, GARRETT, GARVIN, GASSAWAY, GENSEL, GIBB, GIBBS, GIBSON, GIDLEY, GILBREATH, GILL, GILLASPIE, GILLESPIE, GILLIAM, GILLIAN, GILLILAND, GILMER, GILMORE, GLASS, GLASSCOCK, GLOVER, GOFFE, GOODWIN, GRACE, GRANADE, GRAVELLEE, GRAVES, GREEN, GREENE, GREGORY, GRIFFIN, GRIFFITH, GRIFFITHS, GRIGSBY, GRUBBS, GULLEDGE, GUNTER, GURLEY, GUTERY, HADEN, HAGOOD, HAITHCOCK, HALE, HALL, HALLMAN, HALLMARK, HAMAKER, HAMBEY, HAMBRICK, HAMES, HAMILTON, HAMNER, HANBY, HANDLEY, HANES, HANNA, HARBIN, HARDEN, HARDIN, HARDWICK, HARE, HARKNESS, HARPER, HARRELL, HARRIS, HARRISON, HARTGRAVES, HARTGROVES, HARTLEY, HARVEY, HARWOOD, HATCHCOCK, HATHCOCK, HATLEY, HATTLEY, HAWIN, HAWKINS, HAYES, HAYNES, HAYS, HAZELRIGS, HAZLERIGS, HEAD, HEADLEY, HEARN, HEDGECOCK, HELMES, HENDERSON, HENDRICKS, HENDRIX, HENRY, HENSLEY, HENSON, HERRING, HETHORN, HICKS, HICKSON, HIGGINBOTHAM, HIGGINBOTTOM, HILDER, HILL, HIPP, HITT, HIX, HOFFSTETTLER, HOGAN, HOGELAND, HOGLAND, HOLCOMBE, HOLDER, HOLLAND, HOLLAWAY, HOLLEY, HOLLIND, HOLLINGSWORTH, HOLLY, HOLSTON, HOLT, HONEA, HOOD, HOOPER, HOPPER, HORN, HORSLEY, HORTON, HOUSE, HOWELL, HOWLE, HUBBARD, HUDDLESTON, HUDSON, HUEY, HUFF, HUFFSTUTLAR, HUFFSTUTLER, HUFSTUTLAR, HUFSTUTLER, HUFSTUTTLER, HUGHES, HULLETT, HUMPHREY, HUNKAPILLAR, HUNT, HUNTER, HYATT, HYDE, INGRAM, IRVIN, IVERSON, JACKSON, JACOBS, JAMES, JENKINS, JETT, JINKINS, JOHN, JOHNS, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, JONES, JORDAN, JULIAN, KASULKE, KELLEY, KELLY, KELSEY, KELSOE, KEMP, KENADY, KENEAN, KENNER, KENT, KETCHUM, KIEL, KILLCREASE, KILLION, KILPATRICK, KINCHELOE, KING, KINLEY, KOHLENBERG, KRETZSCHMAR, KUYKENDALL, KYTLE, LACY, LAND, LANE, LANGFORD, LASETER, LASITTER, LASSITER, LATHAM, LAUTERBACH, LECROY, LEE, LEIGH, LEIPZIGER, LEMONS, LEVINGSTON, LEWIS, LINDLEY, LINGO, LINTON, LITTLE, LIVINGSTON, LLOYD, LOGAN, LOGGAINS, LOGGINS, LONG, LOURY, LOVE, LOVETT, LOW, LOWE, LOWREY, LOWRY, LOYD, LUMPKIN, LYLES, LYON, MABREY, MACCAM, MAJOR, MAJORS, MALCHOW, MALONE, MANGUM, MANN, MARCH, MARDIS, MARSH, MARTIN, MASSEY, MATHEWS, MAULDIN, MAULL, MAVERICK, MAYES, MAYO, MAZE, MCABEE, MCBRAYER, MCBROOM, MCCARLEY, MCCARN, MCCARTEY, MCCARTNEY, MCCARTY, MCCAY, MCCLARTY, MCCLENDON, MCCLESKEY, MCCLUNG, MCCLUSKEY, MCCOLLUM, MCCONNELL, MCCRORY, MCCULLOUGH, MCCURRY, MCDANIEL, MCDILL, MCDONALD, MCDONNOUGH, MCDOWELL, MCGINNIS, MCGLAUGHN, MCGOWAN, MCGOWEN, MCGUIRE, MCINTOSH, MCKEMIE, MCKENNIE, MCKENZIE, MCKINNESS, MCKINZIE, MCLARTY, MCMAHAN, MCMILLAN, MCMURRAY, MCMURREY, MCMURRY, MCNEAL, MCPHERSON, MCWHORTER, MCWILLIAMS, MEAD, MELVIN, MERRILL, MERRYWEATHER, MEWBOURN, MICHAEL, MIKELLS, MILAM, MILES, MILLER, MILLS, MILLWOOD, MINTON, MITCHELL, MIZE, MOODY, MOOR, MOORE, MORGAN, MORRIS, MORTON, MOSES, MOSS, MOTE, MULLINGS, MULLINS, MURDOCK, MURPHEE, MURPHREE, MURRAY, MUSGROVE, MYERS, MYRICK, NAILOR, NANCE, NATION, NATIONS, NEEL, NEELEY, NEILSON, NELSON, NESMITH, NEWGENT, NEWMAN, NEWSOM, NIBBLETT, NIBLETT, NICHOLS, NICKS, NIMON, NIXSON, NOBLE, NOLEN, NOLES, ODEN, ODOM, ONEAL, ORR, OWEN, OWENS, PACE, PADEN, PAGE, PAINTER, PALMER, PANNEL, PANNELL, PARHAM, PARSON, PARSONS, PARTAIN, PARTIAN, PASS, PATE, PATRICK, PATTERSON, PATTON, PAULK, PAYNE, PEARSON, PENDERGRAFT, PERKINS, PFLUGRADT, PHELAN, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PITTS, PLYLER, POE, POINT, POOL, PORTER, POSEY, POTTS, POWEL, POWELL, POWER, PRATER, PRATHER, PRATT, PREWETT, PRICE, PRIDMORE, PRINCE, PROCTOR, PRUETT, PULLEN, PULS, PURDY, PUTMAN, PUTNAM, PYLE, QUINN, RABUN, RAINES, RALEY, RANDOLPH, RASMUSEN, RATLIFF, RAY, REA, RECTOR, REDDING, REECE, REED, REES, REESE, REEVES, REID, RENEAU, RENNEAU, RENNO, REYNOLDS, RHODES, RICE, RICH, RICHARDS, RICHIE, RICKELS, RICKETSON, RICKLES, RIDGEWAY, RIVERS, ROACH, ROANE, ROBBINS, ROBERSON, ROBERTS, ROBERTSON, ROBINETT, ROBINS, ROBINSON, ROBISON, RODEN, RODES, RODGERS, ROEBUCK, ROGERS, ROOKER, ROPER, ROWAN, ROWDEN, RUFLY, RUFTY, RUSSELL, RUTHERFORD, RYAN, SAMPLE, SANDERS, SANDLIN, SANFORD, SAPP, SARGANT, SARGENT, SAULS, SAUNDERS, SAXON, SAXTON, SAYE, SCHIFF, SCHLEGEL, SCOGGINS, SCOLDS, SCOTT, SCROGGINS, SCRUGGS, SELF, SELLERS, SEVERS, SHADDRIX, SHADIX, SHAFFER, SHARP, SHAVER, SHAW, SHEARER, SHELTON, SHIPP, SHOCKLEY, SHOEMAKER, SHOPARD, SILIVANT, SIMS, SITTON, SIVLEY, SKAGGS, SKELTON, SLATON, SLOAN, SMITH, SNEAD, SNELL, SOUTH, SPEAKMAN, SPEARS, SPEED, SPEER, SPRAYBERRY, STANDRIDGE, STARLING, STARNES, STARNS, STATION, STATON, STEPHENS, STEPHENSON, STERLING, STEVENS, STEWARD, STEWART, STILLWELL, STOKES, STRICKLAND, STRICKLIN, SUCKNER, SULIVAN, SULLIVAN, SUTTLES, SWAN, SWANN, SWEARENGIN, SWINDLE, SWORDS, TALLEY, TALLY, TARLEY, TARRANT, TARVER, TAUBUSH, TAYLOR, TEAGUE, TENNISON, THOMAS, THOMPSON, THRASHER, THURMOND, TIDMORE, TIDWELL, TIFFIN, TIPTON, TOLBERT, TOWERS, TRAMELL, TRAMMEL, TRICE, TRITTY, TRUSS, TUCK, TUMLIN, TURLEY, TURNER, TUTTLE, TWITTY, TYLER, VAN WYCK, VANCE, VANN, VAUGHAN, VAUGHN, VERSER, VESTAL, VINSON, WACKASER, WADSWORTH, WAID, WALKER, WALL, WALLS, WARD, WARNICK, WARNOCK, WARRACK, WARREN, WARRICK, WARTERS, WASHBURN, WASHINGTON, WATKINS, WATSON, WEAR, WEATHERBY, WEATHERLY, WEBB, WEBS, WEEMS, WEISMAN, WELDIN, WELLS, WESTBROOK, WESTBROOKS, WESTON, WHALEY, WHARTON, WHITAKER, WHITE, WHITEAKER, WHITED, WHITEHEAD, WHITLEY, WHITTEN, WHITWORTH, WHORTON, WIGGINTON, WILDMAN, WILEMAN, WILEMON, WILKERSON, WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILLOUGHBY, WILSON, WINDSOR, WISE, WOOD, WOODALL, WOODARD, WOODS, WOODWARD, WORMOCK, WORNICK, WORNOCK, WRIGHT, WYNN, YARBOROUGH, YARBROUGH, YATES, YEILDING, YIELDING, YOUNG, YOUNGBLOOD, ZIMMERMAN

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Book Specifications

Binding Option	Copyright Year	Dimensions	ISBN	ISBN13
Paperback	2010	8-5/16′ x 10-3/4′	1420313126	9781420313123
Spiral-bound	2008	8-1/2′ x 11′ (plus coil)	1420305476	9781420305470
Hardbound	2008	8-1/2′ x 11′	1420305484	9781420305487

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