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 Broach Mill (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 Broach Mill. 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 Broach Mill ...
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 Broach Mill: Broach Ml. (or less commonly used: Broach Mll.)
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 hospitals and 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.
Broach Mill is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Bullock, Elmore, Lee, Montgomery, Russell & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Broach Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broach Mill:
- Macon County (The home county of Broach Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broach Mill, with the one closest to Broach Mill listed first.
- Liberty City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Notasulga
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hornady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Tuskegee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calebee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- La Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Shorter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tysonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Hardaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Society Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Fort Davis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broach Mill, with the one closest to Broach Mill listed first.
- Mitchell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Union Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broach Mill, with the one closest to Broach Mill listed first.
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Blackman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Boyds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Cusseta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broach Mill, with the one closest to Broach Mill listed first.
- Equality
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Fishpond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Nixburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Ray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Cottage Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broach Mill, with the one closest to Broach Mill listed first.
- Tallassee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irma ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Jordan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Eclectic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Claud
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Ware
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Seman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Blue Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Wetumpka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broach Mill, with the one closest to Broach Mill listed first.
- Loachapoka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Ridgewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Bottle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Beauregard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Gwen Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chewacla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Marvyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broach Mill, with the one closest to Broach Mill listed first.
- Waugh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Cecil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Mount Meigs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Sunshine Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Pike Road
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broach Mill, with the one closest to Broach Mill listed first.
- Hurtsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Hugley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broach Mill, with the one closest to Broach Mill listed first.
- Reeltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Tallapoosa City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Church Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- East Tallassee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Agricola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Benson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Camp Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dadeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Our Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broach Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Broach Mill.
Cemeteries Near Broach Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broach Mill.
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 Broach Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broach Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broach Mill, with the one closest to Broach Mill listed first.
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Macon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reeltown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Notasulga City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Broach Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broach Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broach Mill, with the one closest to Broach Mill listed first.
- Chehaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chehaw is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehaw
- Notasulga
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Church Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tallassee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tuskegee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loachapoka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Alliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alliance is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Shorter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broach Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broach Mill.
Newspapers Published in Broach Mill ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broach Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broach Mill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Broach Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Broach Mill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bullock County
- Chambers County
- Coosa County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Russell County
- Tallapoosa 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Broach Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Broach Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |