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 Bingham (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 Bingham. 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 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.
Bingham is located in Colbert 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 Colbert County: Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Bingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bingham:
- Colbert County (The home county of Bingham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Leighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Nitrate City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Ford City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Muscle Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- White House Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Tuscumbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Rockwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Spruce Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Belgreen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Phil Campbell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Killen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dells Vista Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Rogersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Mars Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Bailey Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Cypress Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Edmond
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Hatton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Red Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Mountain Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Poplar Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Lentzville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Harris Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Tanner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Marion County
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Trinity
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moulton Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Austinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Russell Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Pebble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Grayson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Littleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Ashridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Ellaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Haleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Rascal Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Iron City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Joseph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Loretto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Appleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bingham, see our County-by-County Page for Bingham.
Cemeteries Near Bingham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bingham.
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 Bingham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Mt. Zion FWB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blythe Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Preuit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leigh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- LaGrange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gargis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beavers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (751 more) ...
- String Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gargis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bingham had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Edmond
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Leighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hatton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Littleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Landersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Mountain Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bingham.
Newspapers Published in Bingham ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bingham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bingham, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bingham.
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 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 Bingham:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Colbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Winston County
- Lawrence 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 Bingham, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |