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 Bradleyton (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 Bradleyton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bradleyton is located in Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw County: Butler, Coffee, Covington, Lowndes, Montgomery & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Bradleyton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bradleyton:
- Crenshaw County (The home county of Bradleyton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyton, with the one closest to Bradleyton listed first.
- Petrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Highland Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vernledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Honoraville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Vidette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Luverne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Social Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Cherokee Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Brantley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Merrill Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyton, with the one closest to Bradleyton listed first.
- Postoak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Mitchell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Inverness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Fitzpatrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyton, with the one closest to Bradleyton listed first.
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oaky Streak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Bolling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Industry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyton, with the one closest to Bradleyton listed first.
- Wilkinstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Zoar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Jack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Pine Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Frisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyton, with the one closest to Bradleyton listed first.
- Davenport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sandy Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Fort Deposit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Letohatchee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Hayneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyton, with the one closest to Bradleyton listed first.
- Lapine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Grady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ramer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Ada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Pine Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Red Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Pintlala
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Hope Hull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pike Road
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- English Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Cecil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Catoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bradleyton, with the one closest to Bradleyton listed first.
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Ansley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Wingard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Youngblood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Meeksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Hallsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Orion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McClure Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Needmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Mossy Grove Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bradleyton, see our County-by-County Page for Bradleyton.
Cemeteries Near Bradleyton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bradleyton.
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 Bradleyton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bradleyton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bradleyton, with the one closest to Bradleyton listed first.
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Petrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Head Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cauthens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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, Bradleyton had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bradleyton, with the one closest to Bradleyton listed first.
- Petrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Saville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saville
- Lapine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Highland Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Live Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Live Oak is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Grady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Naftel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Naftel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naftel
- Wingard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Ansley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Patsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patsburg is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsburg
- Strata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Strata is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strata
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Honoraville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Ramer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bradleyton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bradleyton.
Newspapers Published in Bradleyton ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bradleyton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bradleyton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bradleyton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bradleyton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Crenshaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bullock County
- Butler County
- Coffee County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery County
- Pike 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 Bradleyton, 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- Bradleyton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |