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 Campbell (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 Campbell. 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 hospitals 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.
Campbell is located in Chilton 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 Chilton County: Autauga, Bibb, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Campbell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Campbell:
- Chilton County (The home county of Campbell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Thorsby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jemison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maplesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Clanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jumbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Riderville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Verbena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Billingsley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Jones
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Haynes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Fremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Marbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Statesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Pine Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Tucker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Lawley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Oakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Active
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Ashby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Brierfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- East Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Centreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Eddings
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Seymour
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Brent
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Dollar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Plantersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Burnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Valley Grande
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Elmore County
- Lightwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Kimbrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Oakmulgee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Sprott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Jericho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Augustin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Wilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Montevallo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sawmill Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Aden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Maylene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shelby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brantleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Saginaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Pine Grove Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Siluria
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Merrell Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Alabaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Talladega Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fayetteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Tannehill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Pearson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Vance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Campbell, see our County-by-County Page for Campbell.
Cemeteries Near Campbell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Campbell.
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 Campbell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Campbell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Posey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cox Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Mulberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Raspberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Campbell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Campbell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Campbell, with the one closest to Campbell listed first.
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Maplesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jemison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Brierfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lomax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lomax is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Trio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trio is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Dixie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Kincheon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kincheon is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheon
- Oakmulgee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Clanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Calera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Calera is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Calera
- Montevallo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Campbell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Campbell.
Newspapers Published in Campbell ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Campbell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Campbell, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Campbell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Campbell:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Chilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Coosa County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa 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 Campbell, 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- Campbell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |