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 Bull City (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 Bull City. 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.
Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Bull City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bull City:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Bull City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull City, with the one closest to Bull City listed first.
- Kellerman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Abernant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Lake View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Brookwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tannehill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Peterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Vance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coaling
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Holt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Wood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Cottondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Front Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull City, with the one closest to Bull City listed first.
- Blocton Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Green Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Bibb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Woodstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- West Blocton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Italian Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Belle Ellen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull City, with the one closest to Bull City listed first.
- Alta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull City, with the one closest to Bull City listed first.
- Ezra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Toadvine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Adger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Johns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Black Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Short Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hueytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kimbrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull City, with the one closest to Bull City listed first.
- Bamford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Aden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Sawmill Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Tulse
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Falliston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tacoa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Alabaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brantleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Maylene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Siluria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Indian Springs Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bull City, with the one closest to Bull City listed first.
- Goodsprings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Reeds Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Twilley Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Quinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Oakman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Parrish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Red Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Yerkwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- America
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Burnwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bull City, see our County-by-County Page for Bull City.
Cemeteries Near Bull City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bull City.
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 Bull City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bull City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bull City, with the one closest to Bull City listed first.
- Prudes Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warrior Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Davis Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toadvine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dug Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- Heard Shoal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spencer Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Abernant.
- The Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25526 <3>
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 Bull City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bull City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bull City, with the one closest to Bull City listed first.
- Ezra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Yolande
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
- Sumter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Toadvine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Adger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brookwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chinn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chinn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn
- Short Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Chamblee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Giles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Giles is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Tannehill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McCalla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McAdory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McAdory is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdory
- Wiley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bull City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bull City.
Newspapers Published in Bull City ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bull City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bull City, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bull City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bull City:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Shelby County
- Walker 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bull City) 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 Bull City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |