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 Casey (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 Casey. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Casey is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Autauga, Chilton, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Casey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Casey:
- Dallas County (The home county of Casey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
- Tyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Tyler is located in Dallas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <2>
- Sardis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Sardis is located in Dallas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Selma is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <2>
- Sunset Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Old Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Cahawba ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Belknap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Kings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Valley Grande
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grande have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
- Jones Bluff Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jones Bluff Dam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jones
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Autaugaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Autaugaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Vine Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Booth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Gibbons ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Haynes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Billingsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley
- Billingsley is located in Autauga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billingsley <2>
- Melmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Prattville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Prattville is located in Autauga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattville <2>
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
- Riderville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Stanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Adams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - White Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Collirene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Gordonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Mosses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Lowndesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowndesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndesboro
- Lowndesboro is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowndesboro <2>
- Bragg's
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Burkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Hayneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
- Hayneville is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayneville <2>
- Letohatchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
- Suttle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Sprott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
- Ackerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Furman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Snow Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Boykin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Alberta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Gastonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
- Millers Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Casey, see our County-by-County Page for Casey.
Newspapers Published in Casey ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Casey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Casey, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Casey.
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 Casey:
- 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 Dallas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chilton 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
- Perry 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
- Autauga County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Dallas County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Dallas County
Cemeteries Near Casey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Casey.
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 Casey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
- Sister Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sister Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sister Spring Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
- Fairlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
- DuBose Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DuBose Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DuBose Family Cemetery
- New Everdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Everdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Everdale Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
- Kelso Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelso Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelso Cemetery
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Adams Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northeast of Sardis.
- The Adams Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21195 <5>
- Tyrus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyrus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyrus Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- The Live Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Live Oak Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24056 <5>
- Adams Grove 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.<6>
While we didn't find Casey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Casey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Casey, with the one closest to Casey listed first.
- Tyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Tyler is located in Dallas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <2>
- Polk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Selma is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <2>
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- King's Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King's Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Landing
- King's Landing is located in Dallas County
- Belknap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Kings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Statesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Station
- Pleasant Hill Station is located in Dallas County
- Collirene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Summerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Dallas County
- Pleasant Hill Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Casey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Casey.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Casey. 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Casey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Casey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3348, Longitude: -86.9478 In this case, the coordinates for Casey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Casey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |