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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 Carney (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 Carney. 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.

Carney is located in Baldwin 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 Baldwin County: Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Escambia (FL).

Below are the counties that are near Carney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carney:

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Carney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
    • Bay Minette
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillipsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Perdido
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Latham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Stapleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bromley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Tensaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Blacksher
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Loxley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Spanish Fort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarke County
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
    • Atmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Huxford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Flomaton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
    • Creola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Axis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Barry Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Bucks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Chastang
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Mount Vernon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Movico
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Satsuma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Calvert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Chickasaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Saraland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mobile
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Uriah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Fairford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • McIntosh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
    • Walnut Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Byrneville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
    • Barrineau Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
    • McDavid
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • Pine Barren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Century
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <1>
    • Molino
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Muscogee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
    • Cantonment
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Quintette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Quintette is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carney, see our County-by-County Page for Carney.

Cemeteries Near Carney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carney.

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 Carney - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.

  • Bay Minette Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanmyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglasville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Halls Fork Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Perdido Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • High Pine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Perdido Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • Bryars McGill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McGill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gentry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Carney had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.

  • Bay Minette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • D'Olive
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
  • Perdido
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stockton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Latham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Bromley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
  • Tensaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Gateswood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gateswood is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
  • Creola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Blacksher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Chastang
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
  • Mount Vernon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rosinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rosinton is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosinton
    • Daphne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Little River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carney.

Newspapers Published in Carney ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carney, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carney.

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 either 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 Carney:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carney) 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 Carney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.