http://www.segenealogy.com/alabama/al_maps/al58.htm This URL seems to differ with your source Melba. Just move before and after the origin date of 1877 for Cullman county and the changes are much simpler. For instance it never seemed to have been derived from Walker county by the time the deaths she mentioned occurred. Winston having been formed in 1858. Melba Clark wrote: >Actually the SW part of Cullman Co was part of several counties, depending >on the year of which one is speaking. The maps for the counties for each >census year show the SW portion as follows: >1800 Indian Lands >1820 Blount and Jefferson >1830 Walker >1840 Walker >1850 Walker >1860 Walker >1870 Walker >1880 Blount >1900 Blount and Cullman >1910 Cullman >1920 Cullman >NOTE: the above information is about just the SW section portion of present >day Cullman Co. > >This information comes from the book, "Map Guide to the U. S. Federal >Census,1790-1920" by Wm Thorndale & Wm Dollarhide. >------------------------------------------ >Another map source: > >County Formation maps [and others] are online at >http://www.segenealogy.com/index.htm > >Follow the links: >drop-down: County Formation Maps > Alabama. Choose Alabama County >Formation Maps> 1799 > Then choose "next image" and continue through a >series of maps showing the formation of the counties. [one broken link at >1858 - go back to Home and start with 1859] > >The 1818-1821 map shows the area which became Cullman as all in Blount Co. >[with the south tip in Jefferson part of the time] >1823-1848 map show present Cullman as part Walker and part Blount. >1850-1854 shows it as part Hancock, part Walker, part Blount. >1858 Hancock changed name to Winston. >1858- 1876 Cullman continues as part Winston, part Walker, part Blount. >1877 Cullman Co formed from then Blount, Marshall, Morgan, Winston. Part of >present Cullman was still Walker and Blount. >1879 Blount exchanged [for some of future Cullman] with Walker, Blount >gained from Cullman. >1887 Cullman gained some from Blount. >1893 Cullman gained more from Blount. >1853 Cullman gained from Walker. [last map showing change in Cullman's >boundries.] > >If you look at the Alabama census maps 1820-1930 on this site, be sure to >click on the option, [Overlay Modern Map] on each map page to see the >present day boundries in relationship to those of the date of the map. > >Hope this helps, >Melba Clark > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Richard" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 8:32 PM >Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT-L] BRADFORD GRAVESITES > > > > >>Wouldn't SW Cullman county have been SE Winston county since Cullman >>became mostly from NE Blount and eastern Winston? >> >>Barbara Buettner wrote: >> >> >> >>>Would anyone have knowledge or a guess as to where the following folks >>> >>> >are > > >>>buried???: >>>1)John and Catie McSwain BRADFORD (b. SC d. 1869 & 1873) 2) Darnel and >>>Sarah BRADFORD (b. SC & d. ca 1860). Have reason to believe they lie in >>>Western division of old Blount Co., now Southwestern part of Cullman Co. >>> >>> >An > > >>>answer or a guess would be appreciated. Thanx, Barbara >>> >>>