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 Carolina (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 Carolina. 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.
Carolina is located in Covington 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 Covington County: Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Okaloosa (FL) & Walton (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Carolina. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carolina:
- Covington County (The home county of Carolina)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Libertyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Andalusia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- River Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Sanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Heath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Horn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Babbie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Gantt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Red Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Falco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Oaky Streak
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- McKenzie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Industry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Georgiana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Kinston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alberton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Curtis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Pine Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Mount Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Johnsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rabb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Nymph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Evergreen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Dozier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Merrill Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Brantley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Bradley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Roberts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Geneva County
- Samson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Svea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Cannon Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Walton County (FL)
- Paxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carolina, see our County-by-County Page for Carolina.
Cemeteries Near Carolina ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carolina.
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 Carolina - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carolina covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Carolina Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adellum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Judson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Andalusia Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Runs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- River Falls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hillside Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Covington Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Carolina in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carolina.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carolina, with the one closest to Carolina listed first.
- Andalusia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- River Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Loango
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loango is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loango
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Wiggins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Beda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beda is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Red Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Green Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Bay is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Opine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- Cohassett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cohassett is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohassett
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vera Cruz is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carolina. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carolina.
Newspapers Published in Carolina ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carolina.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carolina, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carolina.
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 Carolina:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Covington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Coffee County
- Conecuh County
- Crenshaw County
- Escambia County
- Geneva County
- Okaloosa County
- Santa Rosa County
- Walton 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 Carolina, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carolina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |