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 Ardilla (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 Ardilla. 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 doctors and 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.
Ardilla is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Dale, Geneva, Henry, Jackson (FL), Early (GA) & Seminole (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Ardilla. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ardilla:
- Houston County (The home county of Ardilla)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardilla, with the one closest to Ardilla listed first.
- Parish
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cowarts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dothan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Keyton's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Tidwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Rehobeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Hodgesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Parker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Ashford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Webb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee County
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardilla, with the one closest to Ardilla listed first.
- Grimes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Midland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Ewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Clayhatchee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Daleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Rucker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mabson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Bertha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Level Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardilla, with the one closest to Ardilla listed first.
- Malvern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slocomb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Black
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Bellwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Scranton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Chancellor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardilla, with the one closest to Ardilla listed first.
- Headland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Haleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Capps
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Oakey Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Abbeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Graball
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardilla, with the one closest to Ardilla listed first.
- Noma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Esto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardilla, with the one closest to Ardilla listed first.
- Campbellton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Graceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jacob City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Malone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cottondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Two Egg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
- Marianna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parramore ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
- Washington County (FL)
- Chipley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Early County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardilla, with the one closest to Ardilla listed first.
- Cedar Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sawhatchee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Rock Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Jakin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Blakely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miller County (GA)
- Mayhaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Seminole County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardilla, with the one closest to Ardilla listed first.
- Steam Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Donalsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ardilla, see our County-by-County Page for Ardilla.
Cemeteries Near Ardilla ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ardilla.
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 Ardilla - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ardilla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ardilla, with the one closest to Ardilla listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hurts Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dothan City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cowarts Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowarts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Selma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery
- The Selma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Selma Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594112 <2>
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Ardilla in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ardilla.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ardilla, with the one closest to Ardilla listed first.
- Keyton's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Tidwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Ashford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Barber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Headland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Midland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fadette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fadette is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette
- Campbellton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Graceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Dundee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Balkum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Balkum is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum
- Warwick ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Cedar Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ardilla. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ardilla.
Newspapers Published in Ardilla ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ardilla.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ardilla, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ardilla.
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 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 Ardilla:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Henry County
- Holmes County
- Jackson County
- Washington County
- Early County
- Miller County
- Seminole 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 Ardilla, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ardilla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |