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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 Alberton (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 Alberton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Alberton is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva & Pike.

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

  • Coffee County     (The home county of Alberton)
  • Covington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
    • County Line
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • County Line is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Beulah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Beulah is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Opp
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Onycha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Babbie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Babbie is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Horn Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Horn Hill is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Antioch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Sanford is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Rose Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Libertyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Libertyville is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Heath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Heath is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Red Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Andalusia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Crenshaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
    • Bullock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Dozier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brantley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Peacock ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
    • Leon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Merrill Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Social Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
  • Dale County
  • Geneva County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
    • Samson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Coffee Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Chancellor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Scranton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Costilla ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Costilla is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
    • Bellwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bellwood is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Geneva
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eunola ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dundee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hartford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Black
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Black is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Pike County
  • Holmes County (FL)
  • Okaloosa County (FL)
  • Walton County (FL)

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

Cemeteries Near Alberton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alberton.

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 Alberton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Alberton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ino Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • New Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rhoades Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooklyn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (235 more) ...
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alberton had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Damascus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Damascus is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Curtis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Edwardsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Opine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Opine is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
  • Green Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Bay is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
  • Wiggins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wiggins is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
  • Coffee Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Marl
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marl is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
  • Enterprise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Clintonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Alberton ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alberton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alberton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alberton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Alberton:

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>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 Alberton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Alberton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.