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 Coy (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 Coy. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Coy is located in Wilcox 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 Wilcox County: Butler, Clarke, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Coy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coy:
- Wilcox County (The home county of Coy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coy, with the one closest to Coy listed first.
- Asahel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Nellie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Yellow Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Lower Peach Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Kimbrough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Camden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Anne Manie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anne Manie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Lamison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Millers Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Boykin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coy, with the one closest to Coy listed first.
- Nettleboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Atkeison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Thomasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- 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 <2>
- Dickinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Grove Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Whatley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Glover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Suggsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Zimco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Toddtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Campbell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Conecuh County
- Ramah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Ramah
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coy, with the one closest to Coy listed first.
- Crumptonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumptonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Safford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Safford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Carlowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Minter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coy, with the one closest to Coy listed first.
- Vineland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Ellison ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Dixon's Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Thomaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Sweet Water
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Hugo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Aimwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coy, with the one closest to Coy listed first.
- Hybart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Vredenburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vredenburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Scratch Ankle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Natchez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Finchburg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Beatrice
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Pineville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Tunnel Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Peterman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coy, see our County-by-County Page for Coy.
Newspapers Published in Coy ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coy, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Coy:
- 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 Wilcox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Conecuh 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
- Marengo 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
- Clarke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Wilcox County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Wilcox County
Cemeteries Near Coy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coy.
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 Coy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coy, with the one closest to Coy listed first.
- Tait Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tait Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tait Cemetery
- Tait Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tait Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tait Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26580 <5>
- New Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPherson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPherson Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
- Mt. Andrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Andrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Andrew Cemetery
- Lower Peach Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Peach Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Peach Tree Cemetery
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Flat Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24164 <5>
- Burford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burford Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
- Shamburger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shamburger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shamburger Cemetery
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Tinela Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinela Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinela Cemetery
- Hybart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hybart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hybart Cemetery
- Dees Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dees Cemetery
- Tinela 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Coy had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coy, with the one closest to Coy listed first.
- Yellow Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Nellie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Lower Peach Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Culpeper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Tinela
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Rockwest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Kimbrough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Sunny South
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny South
- Sunny South is located in Wilcox County
- Camden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Fatama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Chestnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Atkeison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Buena Vista
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coy. 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- Coy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8949, Longitude: -87.4628 In this case, the coordinates for Coy 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 Coy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |