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 Calvary (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 Calvary. 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 and doctors 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.
Calvary is located in Marengo 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 Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Calvary. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Calvary:
- Marengo County (The home county of Calvary)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <1>
- Hugo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Half Acre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Aimwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Myrtlewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Thomaston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Pin Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Sweet Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Tompkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Pennington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Choctaw City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Lavaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Pelham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Jachin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <1>
- Cromwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Lisman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
- Atkeison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Glover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Morvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Thomasville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <1>
- Campbell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
- Safford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Safford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
- Safford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <1>
- Browns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Crumptonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumptonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Greene County
- Forkland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Forkland
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
- Gallion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Prairieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Arcola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Newbern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
- Freetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Ellawhite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <1>
- The Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
- Whitfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - McDowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Coatopa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Derby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Bellamy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Arrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Brewersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Intercourse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Moore Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Ward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
- Lamison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Anne Manie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anne Manie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Kimbrough
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Catherine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Gastonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Pine Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Alberta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Millers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Yellow Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Coy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Lower Peach Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Calvary, see our County-by-County Page for Calvary.
Newspapers Published in Calvary ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Calvary.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Calvary, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Calvary.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Calvary:
- 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 Marengo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dallas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greene County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sumter 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
- Choctaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Marengo County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Marengo County
Cemeteries Near Calvary ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calvary.
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 Calvary covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
- Octagon Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Octagon Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Octagon Baptist Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Rembert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rembert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rembert Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Berry Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Chapel Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
- Mooring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mooring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooring Cemetery
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
- James Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
- Cades Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cades Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cades Chapel Cemetery
- Community 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 Calvary in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Calvary.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Calvary, with the one closest to Calvary listed first.
- Octagon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Rembert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <1>
- Moss ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Aimwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Myrtlewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Sweet Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Dixon's Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Nanafalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jefferson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Calvary. See our List of 1890's Communities around Calvary.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Calvary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <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- Calvary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Calvary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2254, Longitude: -87.7931 In this case, the coordinates for Calvary 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 Calvary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |