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 Center Point (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 Center Point. 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.
Name Variations for Center Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
Another variation: Centerpoint.
- A typical abbreviation for Center Point: Center Pt.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Center Point is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Center Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Point:
- Clarke County (The home county of Center Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Coffeeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <2>
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Campbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Salitpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Zimco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Winn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Morvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Toddtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Grove Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <2>
- Stave Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Dickinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Bladon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Cullomburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Bolinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Silas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
- Silas is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <2>
- Toxey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Gilbertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown
- Gilbertown is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertown <2>
- Red Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Needham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Butler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Aquilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Lavaca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Okatuppa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Isney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Putnam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Nanafalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Dixon's Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Sweet Water
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Ellison ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Vineland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Half Acre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- 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
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Frankville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Bigbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Saint Stephen's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen's
- Saint Stephen's is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Stephen's <2>
- Leroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Healing Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Millry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
- Millry is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <2>
- Bassetts Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassetts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Hobson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Prestwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Wagarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagarville
- Wagarville is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagarville <2>
- Barlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Chatom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
- Chatom is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <2>
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Lower Peach Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Pine Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Point, see our County-by-County Page for Center Point.
Newspapers Published in Center Point ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Point, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Center Point:
- 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 Clarke 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
- Marengo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington 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 Clarke County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Clarke County
Cemeteries Near Center Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Point.
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 Center Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Kiels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kiels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kiels Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
- Ulcanush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ulcanush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulcanush Cemetery
- Coffeeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffeeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffeeville Cemetery
- Bell Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Brewer Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
- Griffin Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Chapel Cemetery
- Huggins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huggins Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Trotter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trotter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trotter Cemetery
- West Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Bend Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
- Trotter 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 Center Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Coffeeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <2>
- McEntyre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - West Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Cunningham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Clarke County
- Campbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Salitpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Womack Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womack Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Frankville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Winn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Tallahatta Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahatta Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahatta Springs
- Tallahatta Springs is located in Clarke County
- Morvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Bigbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ararat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Rescueville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescueville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
- Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ararat
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Point.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center Point. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Center Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7885, Longitude: -88.0300 In this case, the coordinates for Center Point 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 Center Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |