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 Bibb Mill (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 Bibb Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Bibb Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bibb Mill: Bibb Ml. (or less commonly used: Bibb Mll.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Bibb Mill is located in Bibb 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 Bibb County: Chilton, Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby & Tuscaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Bibb Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bibb Mill:
- Bibb County (The home county of Bibb Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bibb Mill, with the one closest to Bibb Mill listed first.
- Oakley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakley is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Randolph is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Ashby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashby is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Tucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tucker is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Brierfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lawley is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Active
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Active is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Ferry was located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- East Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Town is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Eddings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eddings is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Centreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centreville is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bibb Mill, with the one closest to Bibb Mill listed first.
- Billingsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Jones
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Haynes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Fremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Marbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bibb Mill, with the one closest to Bibb Mill listed first.
- Jemison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thorsby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maplesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Adams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Jumbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Riderville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Clanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Verbena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bibb Mill, with the one closest to Bibb Mill listed first.
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aucheucaula was located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Dollar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Dallas County
- Plantersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bibb Mill, with the one closest to Bibb Mill listed first.
- Kimbrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- McCalla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mobile Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- New Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Old Jonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bibb Mill, with the one closest to Bibb Mill listed first.
- Oakmulgee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Jericho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sprott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bibb Mill, with the one closest to Bibb Mill listed first.
- Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Montevallo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Calera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Sawmill Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Maylene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brantleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Saginaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Alabaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Siluria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Tulse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Shelby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega County
- Talladega Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bibb Mill, with the one closest to Bibb Mill listed first.
- Tannehill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Vance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Hagler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Lake View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Abernant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Coaling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bibb Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Bibb Mill.
Cemeteries Near Bibb Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bibb Mill.
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 Bibb Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bibb Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bibb Mill, with the one closest to Bibb Mill listed first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Randolph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Posey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ashby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashby Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Ashby
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Mars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Bibb Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bibb Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bibb Mill, with the one closest to Bibb Mill listed first.
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Randolph is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Ashby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashby is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Brierfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trio is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Jemison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montevallo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maplesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Calera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Calera is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Calera
- Oakmulgee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Centreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centreville is also located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Calera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dogwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dogwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Dixie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bibb Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bibb Mill.
Newspapers Published in Bibb Mill ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bibb Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bibb Mill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bibb Mill.
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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Bibb Mill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Bibb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Dallas County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa 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 Bibb Mill, 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- Bibb Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |