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 Aquilla (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 Aquilla. 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.
Aquilla is located in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County: Clarke, Marengo, Sumter, Washington, Clarke (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Wayne (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Aquilla. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aquilla:
- Choctaw County (The home county of Aquilla)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aquilla, with the one closest to Aquilla listed first.
- Isney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Cullomburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Bolinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Souwilpa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Bladon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Gilbertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Toxey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Okatuppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Womack Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Needham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aquilla, with the one closest to Aquilla listed first.
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- West Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Coffeeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salitpa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Stave Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Winn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aquilla, with the one closest to Aquilla listed first.
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Healing Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Frankville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bigbee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Chatom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Hobson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Saint Stephen's
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Tibbie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Clarke County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aquilla, with the one closest to Aquilla listed first.
- Gin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gin is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Junction City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Shubuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- De Soto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Quitman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aquilla, with the one closest to Aquilla listed first.
- State Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Carson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carson City is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Clark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Wayne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aquilla, with the one closest to Aquilla listed first.
- Robinsons Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Matherville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Waynesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chicora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Clara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clara is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Whistler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aquilla, see our County-by-County Page for Aquilla.
Cemeteries Near Aquilla ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aquilla.
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 Aquilla - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aquilla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aquilla, with the one closest to Aquilla listed first.
- Aquilla Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Aquilla Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loften Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winsletts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Singley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove 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 Aquilla had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aquilla, with the one closest to Aquilla listed first.
- Isney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Silas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denham is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Emory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Healing Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rescueville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
- Souwilpa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Tokio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tokio is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Koenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Koenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenton
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Waynesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Matherville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Boice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boice is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice
- Melvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aquilla. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aquilla.
Newspapers Published in Aquilla ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aquilla.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aquilla, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aquilla.
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 Aquilla:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Choctaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Washington County
- Clarke County
- Greene County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Aquilla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Aquilla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |