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 Avant (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 Avant. 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 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.
Avant is located in Butler County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Lowndes, Monroe & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Avant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avant:
- Butler County (The home county of Avant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avant, with the one closest to Avant listed first.
- Georgiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiana
- Georgiana is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgiana <2>
- Chapman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - McKenzie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- McKenzie is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <2>
- Bolling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Starlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Oaky Streak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaky Streak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,349 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Forest Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Home <2>
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avant, with the one closest to Avant listed first.
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Commerce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Mixonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Mount Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Conecuh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <2>
- Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Johnsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Nymph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avant, with the one closest to Avant listed first.
- Red Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Gantt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - River Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Heath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Andalusia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
- Andalusia is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andalusia <2>
- Carolina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Sanford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Libertyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avant, with the one closest to Avant listed first.
- Merrill Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Leon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Dozier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dozier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Dozier is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dozier <2>
- Cherokee Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Honoraville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Rutledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Brantley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
- Brantley is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantley <2>
- Luverne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
- Luverne is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <2>
- Vidette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avant, with the one closest to Avant listed first.
- Fort Deposit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Fort Deposit is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Deposit <2>
- Bragg's
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avant, with the one closest to Avant listed first.
- Pine Orchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Burnt Corn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Beatrice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatrice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
- Beatrice is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <2>
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avant, with the one closest to Avant listed first.
- Awin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Pine Apple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Schuster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - McWilliams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McWilliams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Caledonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Furman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avant, see our County-by-County Page for Avant.
Newspapers Published in Avant ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avant, 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 Avant.
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 either 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 Avant:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conecuh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Covington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crenshaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lowndes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wilcox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Conecuh County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Butler County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Butler County
Cemeteries Near Avant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avant.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avant, with the one closest to Avant listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Sellers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
- South Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Butler Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabeth Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
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 Avant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Avant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Avant, with the one closest to Avant listed first.
- Georgiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiana
- Georgiana is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgiana <2>
- Chapman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Shell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Bolling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Starlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Oaky Streak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaky Streak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Pigeon Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Pigeon Creek is located in Butler County
- Wilcox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Shacklesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shacklesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Cohassett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Red Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Glasgow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avant.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6215, Longitude: -86.7014 In this case, the coordinates for Avant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Avant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |