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 Alliance (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 Alliance. 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 and 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.
Alliance is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Bullock, Elmore, Lee, Montgomery, Russell & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Alliance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alliance:
- Macon County (The home county of Alliance)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alliance, with the one closest to Alliance listed first.
- Society Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Notasulga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuskegee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Hornady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Fort Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- La Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Calebee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Hardaway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Shorter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Barbour County
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alliance, with the one closest to Alliance listed first.
- Three Notch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Union Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fitzpatrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Mitchell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alliance, with the one closest to Alliance listed first.
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Boyds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Cusseta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- LaFayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Osanippa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alliance, with the one closest to Alliance listed first.
- Tallassee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Irma ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Ware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Jordan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Eclectic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Claud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alliance, with the one closest to Alliance listed first.
- Ridgewood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Loachapoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beauregard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Marvyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- The Bottle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Roxana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Chewacla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Gwen Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prince Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alliance, with the one closest to Alliance listed first.
- Cecil
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Waugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alliance, with the one closest to Alliance listed first.
- Hugley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Hurtsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Crawford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Hatchechubbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Rutherford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Seale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ladonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Pittsview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alliance, with the one closest to Alliance listed first.
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Reeltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Tallapoosa City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- East Tallassee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Camp Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Agricola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Benson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Dadeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dudleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alliance, see our County-by-County Page for Alliance.
Cemeteries Near Alliance ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alliance.
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 Alliance - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alliance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alliance, with the one closest to Alliance listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Texas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Darlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Darlington Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of Tuskegee.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCrary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cobb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- The Cobb Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cobbs Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Alliance had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alliance, with the one closest to Alliance listed first.
- Society Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Tuskegee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loachapoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Notasulga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chehaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chehaw is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehaw
- Warriorstand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Warriorstand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand
- Creek Stand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Creek Stand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand
- Uchee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Uchee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uchee
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Roxana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Chewacla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Opelika
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alliance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alliance.
Newspapers Published in Alliance ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alliance.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alliance, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alliance.
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 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 Alliance:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Chambers County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Russell County
- Tallapoosa 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Alliance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Alliance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |