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 Almond (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 Almond. 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 and doctors 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.
Almond is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Almond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Almond:
- Randolph County (The home county of Almond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
- Wadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Malone Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Peavy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Ofelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Wedowee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Christiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Corbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- High Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Rockdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Milner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
- Abanda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Red Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Clackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Doublehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Penton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Stroud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Blackman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Standing Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- LaFayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
- Motley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Cragford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mellow Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Lineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Harkins Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Millerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Delta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossroad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Erin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Elder
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Chambers Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
- Micaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hollis Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hightower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
- Goodwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kellyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Fishpond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Ray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Mount Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
- Chandler Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Ironaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Kentuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Waldo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- McElderry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
- Truett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Emuckfaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Daviston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frog Eye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Goldville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- New Site
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Matilda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Cowpens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Dudleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Hackneyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Jacksons' Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Alexander City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
- O'Neals Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Houston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Ephesus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Yates Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Roosterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
- Evansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- West Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Almond, see our County-by-County Page for Almond.
Cemeteries Near Almond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Almond.
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 Almond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Almond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wadley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leander Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Almond had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
- Truett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Louina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Louina is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louina
- Forester Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Malone Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Emuckfaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Daviston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mellow Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Zana ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zana is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- Bosworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Gibsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gibsonville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Goldville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Denver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Denver is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Cornhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- New Site
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Almond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Almond.
Newspapers Published in Almond ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Almond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Almond, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Almond.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Almond:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Heard County
- Troup 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 Almond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Almond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |