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 Carloss (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 Carloss. 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 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.
Carloss is located in Pickens 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 Pickens County: Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Lowndes (MS) & Noxubee (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Carloss. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carloss:
- Pickens County (The home county of Carloss)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carloss, with the one closest to Carloss listed first.
- Stansel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Reform
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Fire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Bell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- McShan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Archer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Beaver Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Gordo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Olney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Ethelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carloss, with the one closest to Carloss listed first.
- Ashcraft Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Belk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carloss, with the one closest to Carloss listed first.
- Lewiston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Mantua
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- West Greene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carloss, with the one closest to Carloss listed first.
- Millport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fernbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Kennedy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Hightogy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Sumter County
- Panola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carloss, with the one closest to Carloss listed first.
- Echola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Elrod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Buhl
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Coker
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ralph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Foster's
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Samantha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Lake Front Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Northport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ingleside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- New Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Lowndes County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carloss, with the one closest to Carloss listed first.
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Noxubee County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carloss, with the one closest to Carloss listed first.
- Ravine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Deerbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Cooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Brooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Macon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carloss, see our County-by-County Page for Carloss.
Cemeteries Near Carloss ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carloss.
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 Carloss - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carloss covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carloss, with the one closest to Carloss listed first.
- Cockrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carrollton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Carrollton.
- The Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24231 <2>
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Echo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Carloss in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carloss.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carloss, with the one closest to Carloss listed first.
- Reform
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dillburg is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillburg
- Bell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Coal Fire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Olney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Gordo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Bridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bridgeville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Benevola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Lubbub
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Palmetto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Bigbee Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bigbee Valley is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Valley
- Memphis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carloss. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carloss.
Newspapers Published in Carloss ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carloss.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carloss, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carloss.
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 Carloss:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Pickens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Lamar County
- Sumter County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Lowndes County
- Noxubee 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> | 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- Carloss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Carloss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |