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 Axle (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 Axle. 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 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.
Axle is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Axle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Axle:
- Monroe County (The home county of Axle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Axle, with the one closest to Axle listed first.
- Peterman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Monroeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tunnel Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Scratch Ankle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Mexia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Ollie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Burnt Corn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Beatrice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Axle, with the one closest to Axle listed first.
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Starlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Axle, with the one closest to Axle listed first.
- Barlow Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Suggsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Nettleboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Whatley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Gainestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Dickinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Grove Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Walker Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Axle, with the one closest to Axle listed first.
- Ramah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Bermuda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Repton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Lenox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Range
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Commerce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Mixonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Owassa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Evergreen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Castleberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Escambia County
- Huxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Axle, with the one closest to Axle listed first.
- Asahel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Nellie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- McWilliams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Lower Peach Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Coy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Caledonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Schuster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Yellow Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Estelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Awin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Axle, see our County-by-County Page for Axle.
Cemeteries Near Axle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Axle.
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 Axle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Axle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Axle, with the one closest to Axle listed first.
- Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rumbley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Scotland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant - Deer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carry Mt. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mexia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Axle had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Axle, with the one closest to Axle listed first.
- Monroeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- River Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge
- Natchez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Burnt Corn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Claiborne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Perdue Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Bermuda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Repton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Turnbull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Riley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Gosport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gosport is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Axle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Axle.
Newspapers Published in Axle ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Axle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Axle, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Axle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Axle:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Clarke County
- Conecuh County
- Escambia County
- Wilcox 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 '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- Axle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Axle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |