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 Burchfield (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 Burchfield. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Burchfield 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 Burchfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burchfield:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Burchfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burchfield, with the one closest to Burchfield listed first.
- Kellerman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Bull City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Abernant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Brookwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake View
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Peterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Coaling
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Vance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tannehill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Cottondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Wood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Alberta City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burchfield, with the one closest to Burchfield listed first.
- Blocton Junction
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Bibb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- West Blocton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Italian Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Belle Ellen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burchfield, with the one closest to Burchfield listed first.
- Alta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hale County
- Moundville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burchfield, with the one closest to Burchfield listed first.
- North Johns
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Ezra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Adger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Toadvine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Kimbrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Rock Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Hueytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McCalla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Black Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mobile Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burchfield, with the one closest to Burchfield listed first.
- Bamford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Aden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Sawmill Town
(22 miles [35.4 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 east)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Falliston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tacoa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Brantleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Alabaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maylene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Siluria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Saginaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Montevallo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burchfield, with the one closest to Burchfield listed first.
- Goodsprings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Reeds Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Patton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Twilley Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Barney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Oakman
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Quinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- America
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Corona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Burnwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burchfield, see our County-by-County Page for Burchfield.
Cemeteries Near Burchfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burchfield.
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 Burchfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burchfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burchfield, with the one closest to Burchfield listed first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Brookwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prudes Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Davis Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Hurricane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Scales Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Hurricane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Burchfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burchfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burchfield, with the one closest to Burchfield listed first.
- Yolande
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
- Brookwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sumter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sumter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Giles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Giles is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Chamblee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
- Ezra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Coaling
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Dudley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Vance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bibbville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
- Blocton Junction
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Adger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cottondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tannehill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burchfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burchfield.
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 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 Burchfield:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Fayette County
- Hale 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burchfield) 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 Burchfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |