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 Blooming Grove (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 Blooming Grove. 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 Blooming Grove ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Blooming Grove: Blooming Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Blooming Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blooming Grove.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Blooming Grove is located in Lamar 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 Lamar County: Fayette, Marion, Pickens, Lowndes (MS) & Monroe (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Blooming Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blooming Grove:
- Lamar County (The home county of Blooming Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hightogy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Beaverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sulligent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Kennedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Millport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fernbank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Detroit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Kirkland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Belk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Old Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gu - Win
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Rossland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Glen Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Bazemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Ashcraft Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Bankston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Berry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Guin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Twin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Brilliant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Thornhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Lubbub
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Coal Fire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Reform
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- McShan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Ethelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Tuscaloosa County
- New Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Eldridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Carbon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Corona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Slicklizzard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Farriss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Natural Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Lowndes County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kolola Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Monroe County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Gattman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Splunge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Greenwood Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riggins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Ales ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Hatley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acker ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Acker is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blooming Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Blooming Grove.
Cemeteries Near Blooming Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blooming Grove.
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 Blooming Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blooming Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holliman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Temple Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (591 more) ...
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Owens 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>
While we didn't find Blooming Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blooming Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blooming Grove, with the one closest to Blooming Grove listed first.
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Covin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Covin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covin
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hightogy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Kingville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kingville is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville
- Beaverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sulligent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Molloy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Molloy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molloy
- Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Star is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Kennedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Pine Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Springs is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blooming Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blooming Grove.
Newspapers Published in Blooming Grove ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blooming Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blooming Grove, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blooming Grove.
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 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 Blooming Grove:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe 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 Blooming Grove, 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- Blooming Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |