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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 Billingsley (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 Billingsley. 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 Billingsley ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Billingsly.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Billingsley is located in Autauga County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Autauga County: Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes & Montgomery.

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

  • Autauga County     (The home county of Billingsley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Billingsley, with the one closest to Billingsley listed first.
    • Haynes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Autauga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haynes
      • From Billingsley to Haynes
    • White City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Autauga County
    • Independence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gibbons ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
      • Gibbons is located in Autauga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gibbons
      • From Billingsley to Gibbons
    • Jones
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vine Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
      • Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vine Hill
      • From Billingsley to Vine Hill
    • Booth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
      • Booth is located in Autauga County
    • Fremont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Statesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Level
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Autaugaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Autaugaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
      • Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Billingsley, with the one closest to Billingsley listed first.
    • Tucker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Active
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Active. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
      • Active is located in Bibb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Active
      • From Billingsley to Active
    • Randolph
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Bibb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakley
      • From Billingsley to Oakley
    • Ashby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brierfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brierfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brierfield
      • Brierfield is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brierfield <3>
  • Chilton County
  • Coosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Billingsley, with the one closest to Billingsley listed first.
    • Dollar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dollar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
      • Dollar is located in Coosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dollar
      • From Billingsley to Dollar
    • Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucheucaula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
      • Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
    • Pentonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Billingsley, with the one closest to Billingsley listed first.
    • Plantersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Dallas County
    • Burnsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Grande
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grande have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
      • Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
    • Selma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <3>
    • Tyler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <3>
    • Casey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Casey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
      • Casey is located in Dallas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Casey
      • From Billingsley to Casey
    • Sunset Mill Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
      • Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
    • Old Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Dallas County
    • Sardis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmore County
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Billingsley, with the one closest to Billingsley listed first.
    • White Hall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Benton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Burkville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
      • Burkville is located in Lowndes County
    • Lowndesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowndesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndesboro
      • Lowndesboro is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowndesboro <3>
    • Petronia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petronia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
      • Petronia is located in Lowndes County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petronia
      • From Billingsley to Petronia
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Billingsley, with the one closest to Billingsley listed first.
    • Catoma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
      • Catoma is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Catoma
      • From Billingsley to Catoma
    • Stone's
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stone's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
      • Stone's is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stone's
      • From Billingsley to Stone's
    • Boylston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibbs Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
      • Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Highland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
    • New Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Montgomery County
  • Perry County
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Billingsley, with the one closest to Billingsley listed first.
    • Calera
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
      • Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
    • Wilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Former names for Wilton:
      • Birmingham Junction
      • Bismarck
      • Catoosa
      • Woods
      • Woodsborough
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilton
      • From Billingsley to Wilton

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

Cemeteries Near Billingsley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Billingsley.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Billingsley had a population of 16 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Billingsley had a population of 139 people.

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

  • Kincheon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincheon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheon
    • Kincheon is located in Chilton County
  • Milton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Autauga County
  • Independence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Vine Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
    • Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vine Hill
    • From Billingsley to Vine Hill
  • Stanton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dixie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Chilton County
  • Cooper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Chilton County
  • Maplesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Plantersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Dallas County
  • Verbena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Clanton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
    • Clanton is located in Chilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <3>
  • Statesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mulberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Autauga County
    • Mountain Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wadsworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
      • Wadsworth is located in Autauga County

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

Newspapers Published in Billingsley ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Billingsley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Billingsley, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Billingsley.

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 Billingsley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Billingsley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Billingsley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Billingsley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6601, Longitude: -86.7176    
<6>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 Billingsley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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