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 Alderbrook (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 Alderbrook. 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.
Alderbrook is located in Mobile 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 Mobile County: Baldwin, Washington, George (MS), Greene (MS) & Jackson (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Alderbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alderbrook:
- Mobile County (The home county of Alderbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alderbrook, with the one closest to Alderbrook listed first.
- Country Club Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Tillmans Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Semmes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Theodore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Eight Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prichard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mobile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chickasaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefontaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alderbrook, with the one closest to Alderbrook listed first.
- Park City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Park City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Spanish Fort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Daphne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairhope
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Point Clear
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bromley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bromley is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Stapleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse Forks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
- Clay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clay City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- George County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alderbrook, with the one closest to Alderbrook listed first.
- Howell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howell is located in George County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Agricola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lucedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County (MS)
- Brown Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Jackson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alderbrook, with the one closest to Alderbrook listed first.
- Big Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Hurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Wade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wade is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Coll Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Orange Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Americus ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Escatawpa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Moss Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Eastside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eastside is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
- Hickory Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alderbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Alderbrook.
Cemeteries Near Alderbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alderbrook.
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 Alderbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alderbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alderbrook, with the one closest to Alderbrook listed first.
- Pine Creek Cemetery West
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Crest West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dawes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Noel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mobile Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Memorial Gardens
- The Mobile Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Mobile Memorial Cemetery
- Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24477 <2>
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- University Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tanner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allentown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Alderbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alderbrook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alderbrook, with the one closest to Alderbrook listed first.
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Theodore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Fernland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Cox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cox is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Grand Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prichard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whistler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whistler is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Kushla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kushla is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
- Fowl River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fowl River is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
- Mobile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plateau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Bayou La Batre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Three Rivers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alderbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alderbrook.
Newspapers Published in Alderbrook ...
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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alderbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alderbrook, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alderbrook.
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 Alderbrook:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Mobile County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- George County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Alderbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Alderbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |