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 Black (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 Black. 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 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.
Black is located in Geneva 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 Geneva County: Coffee, Covington, Dale, Houston, Holmes (FL) & Walton (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Black. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black:
- Geneva County (The home county of Black)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black, with the one closest to Black listed first.
- Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Bellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Slocomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Chancellor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Malvern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Samson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black, with the one closest to Black listed first.
- Central City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Battens Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Enterprise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Goodman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Clintonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- New Brockton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alberton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Kinston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black, with the one closest to Black listed first.
- Clayhatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Daleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Level Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Fort Rucker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holiday Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Newton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinckard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Ewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black, with the one closest to Black listed first.
- Merritts Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Parker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Rehobeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Madrid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Madrid is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Hodgesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Keyton's
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Dothan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Cottonwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Cowarts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black, with the one closest to Black listed first.
- Esto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Izagora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Bonifay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cerrogordo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Westville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black, with the one closest to Black listed first.
- Graceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Campbellton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jacob City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Cottondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Steele City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steele City is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
- Alford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walton County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black, with the one closest to Black listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Argyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- De Funiak Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black, with the one closest to Black listed first.
- Caryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Washington County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Chipley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Wausau
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Millers Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Millers Ferry is located in Washington County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black, see our County-by-County Page for Black.
Cemeteries Near Black ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black.
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 Black - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black, with the one closest to Black listed first.
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Adoniram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spike Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whitewater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Double Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pondtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eunola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Bonifay (FL).
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Creek Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290024 <3>
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Hartford City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carter 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>
While we didn't find Black in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black, with the one closest to Black listed first.
- Warwick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warwick is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Highfalls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highfalls is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Izagora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- High Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- High Bluff is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
- Vaughanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vaughanville is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
- Fadette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fadette is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette
- Graceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coffee Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Cerrogordo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Bonifay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clayhatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Marl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marl is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
- Caryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black.
Newspapers Published in Black ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black.
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 Black:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Geneva County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Dale County
- Houston County
- Holmes County
- Jackson County
- Walton County
- Washington 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 '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- Black) 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 Black, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |