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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 Abernant (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 Abernant. 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 doctors 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.

Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.

Below are the counties that are near Abernant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Abernant:

  • Tuscaloosa County     (The home county of Abernant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abernant, with the one closest to Abernant listed first.
    • Lake View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tannehill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
    • Kellerman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vance
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Brookwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bull City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
    • Coaling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
    • Peterson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cottondale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Alberta City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
    • Wood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abernant, with the one closest to Abernant listed first.
    • Blocton Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Pond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Bibb
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Bibb is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
    • Woodstock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burmah ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Burmah is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
    • West Blocton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Belle Ellen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Blocton ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Blocton is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
    • Bucktown ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucktown is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
    • Corinne ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Corinne is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
    • Italian Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
    • Cane Creek ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
  • Hale County
  • Jefferson County
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abernant, with the one closest to Abernant listed first.
    • Aden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bamford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bamford is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
    • Sawmill Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
    • Tulse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tulse is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
    • Brantleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Falliston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Falliston is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
    • Helena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tacoa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
    • Alabaster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Maylene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Siluria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Montevallo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abernant, with the one closest to Abernant listed first.
    • Goodsprings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Goodsprings is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
    • Reeds Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Twilley Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Twilley Town is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
    • Quinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Yerkwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Barney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Barney is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
    • Burnwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Burnwell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
    • Red Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Red Star is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
    • Wyatt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Oakahalla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Abernant, see our County-by-County Page for Abernant.

Cemeteries Near Abernant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abernant.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Abernant - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Abernant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Abernant, with the one closest to Abernant listed first.

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 Abernant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Abernant.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Abernant, with the one closest to Abernant listed first.

  • Yolande
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
  • Giles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Giles is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
  • Chamblee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
  • Sumter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumter is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Bibbville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bibbville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
  • Blocton Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodstock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tannehill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
  • Brookwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Vance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
  • Adger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dudley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Chinn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chinn is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn
    • McCalla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Abernant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abernant.

Newspapers Published in Abernant ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abernant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abernant, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abernant.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Abernant:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Abernant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Abernant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.