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 Pope (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 Pope. 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.
Pope 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 Pope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pope:
- Marengo County (The home county of Pope)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
- Vineland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Dixon's Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- 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
- Hugo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Thomaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Sweet Water
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Aimwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Half Acre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- 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 <2>
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
- Tompkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Lavaca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Pennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
- Atkeison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Thomasville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Nettleboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- 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
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Dickinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Campbell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Morvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Grove Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Zimco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
- Safford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Crumptonia
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Orrville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Orrville is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <2>
- Browns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hale County
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
- Hybart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Vredenburgh
(24 miles [38.6 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Scratch Ankle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
- Freetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Ellawhite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Uniontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- The Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Anne Manie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- 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
- Kimbrough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Lamison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Pine Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Yellow Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Catherine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Millers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- 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
- Gastonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Coy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Lower Peach Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- 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 Pope, see our County-by-County Page for Pope.
Newspapers Published in Pope ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pope.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pope, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pope.
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 helpful 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 Pope:
- 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
- Hale 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
- 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
- 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 Pope ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pope.
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 Pope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- DeVan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeVan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeVan Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
- Goose Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goose Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goose Creek Cemetery
- Mormons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mormons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mormons Cemetery
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hope Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbor Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Dunaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunaway Cemetery
- Pine Hill 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 Pope in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pope.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pope, with the one closest to Pope listed first.
- Hampden
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Vineland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Kimbrough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Ellison ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Pine Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Lamison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Sunny South
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- 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
- Atkeison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Clayhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Dixon's Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- 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
- Yellow Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pope. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pope.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pope. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0629, Longitude: -87.6244 In this case, the coordinates for Pope 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 Pope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |