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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 Atkeison (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 Atkeison. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Atkeison is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.

Below are the counties that are near Atkeison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Atkeison:

  • Clarke County     (The home county of Atkeison)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Atkeison, with the one closest to Atkeison listed first.
    • Lavaca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tompkinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pennington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Cedahoma ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
    • Choctaw City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
    • Womack Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Dallas County
  • Marengo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Atkeison, with the one closest to Atkeison listed first.
    • Ellison ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Ellison is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
    • Vineland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Vineland is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Dixon's Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
    • Magnolia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Moss ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Moss is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
    • Sweet Water
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Aimwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flatwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hugo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Half Acre
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nanafalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Putnam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Atkeison, with the one closest to Atkeison listed first.
    • Hybart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklin is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Vredenburgh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Scratch Ankle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Buena Vista
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Lovan ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Natchez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Atkeison, with the one closest to Atkeison listed first.
    • Pine Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
    • Arlington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimbrough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
    • Anne Manie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
    • Yellow Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Lower Peach Tree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Coy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bethel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Asahel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nellie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rockwest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Atkeison, see our County-by-County Page for Atkeison.

Cemeteries Near Atkeison ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atkeison.

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 Atkeison - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Atkeison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Atkeison, with the one closest to Atkeison listed first.

  • Finley Crossing Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Airmount Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tutt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Danzy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Choctaw Corner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Arbor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Independence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Enon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • McFadden Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (269 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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 in 1895, Atkeison had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Atkeison, with the one closest to Atkeison listed first.

  • Sunny South
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sunny South is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny South
  • Choctaw Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
  • Thomasville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellison ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ellison is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
  • Vineland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Vineland is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Clayhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayhill is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhill
  • Pine Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Rural
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rural is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
  • Glover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Culpeper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Culpeper is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Kimbrough
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hampden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampden is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
    • Dixon's Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
    • Bashi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Bashi is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashi

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Atkeison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atkeison.

Newspapers Published in Atkeison ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Atkeison.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Atkeison, 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 Atkeison.

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 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 Atkeison:

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 Atkeison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Atkeison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.