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 Basin (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 Basin. 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.
Basin is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Basin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Basin:
- Coffee County (The home county of Basin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basin, with the one closest to Basin listed first.
- Curtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Alberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Danleys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Elba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kinston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Goodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- New Brockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zoar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Clintonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Battens Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Mixson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Butler County
- Oaky Streak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basin, with the one closest to Basin listed first.
- County Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Opp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Beulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Babbie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Onycha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Horn Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Sanford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Heath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Andalusia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Libertyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basin, with the one closest to Basin listed first.
- Bullock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Dozier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Brantley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Merrill Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Social Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Luverne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vidette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Rutledge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Cherokee Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basin, with the one closest to Basin listed first.
- Holiday Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Level Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Rucker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clayhatchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Ozark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ariton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basin, with the one closest to Basin listed first.
- Samson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coffee Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Chancellor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Scranton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Bellwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basin, with the one closest to Basin listed first.
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Tarentum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Goshen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hallsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Mossy Grove Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Tennille
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- Svea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Walton County (FL)
- Paxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Basin, see our County-by-County Page for Basin.
Cemeteries Near Basin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Basin.
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 Basin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Basin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Basin, with the one closest to Basin listed first.
- New Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alberton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rhoades Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Old Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ino Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Danley Cross Roads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Basin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Basin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Basin, with the one closest to Basin listed first.
- Alberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Curtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Elba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Opine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- Wiggins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Bullock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Green Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bay is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Clintonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Coffee Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Tabernacle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Dozier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Basin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Basin.
Newspapers Published in Basin ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Basin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Basin, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Basin.
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 Basin:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Pike County
- Okaloosa County
- Walton 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 Basin, 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- Basin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |