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 Chestang (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 Chestang. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Chestang is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Greene (MS) & Wayne (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Chestang. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestang:
- Washington County (The home county of Chestang)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestang, with the one closest to Chestang listed first.
- Fairford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Sims Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Malcolm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- McIntosh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Seaboard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Tibbie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Vinegar Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Sunflower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Escatawpa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Wagarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestang, with the one closest to Chestang listed first.
- Latham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Tensaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
- Stockton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
- Little River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bay Minette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perdido
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse Forks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestang, with the one closest to Chestang listed first.
- Carlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stave Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Alma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Mobile County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestang, with the one closest to Chestang listed first.
- Calvert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Movico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Movico is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
- Citronelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chastang
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chastang is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
- Bucks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barry Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barry Village is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
- Gulfcrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Axis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Axis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
- Chunchula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Creola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Creola is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
- Satsuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Greene County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestang, with the one closest to Chestang listed first.
- Brown Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Leakesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- State Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Hillman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hillman is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestang, see our County-by-County Page for Chestang.
Cemeteries Near Chestang ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestang.
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 Chestang - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestang covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestang, with the one closest to Chestang listed first.
- Little Chestang Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Wash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frazier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rivers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meinhardt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hill Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Chestang in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chestang.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestang, with the one closest to Chestang listed first.
- Fairford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Sims Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Calvert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Citronelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McIntosh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chastang
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chastang is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Vinegar Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Sunflower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Chunchula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Latham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tensaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
- Escatawpa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Creola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Creola is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestang. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestang.
Newspapers Published in Chestang ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestang.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestang, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chestang.
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 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 Chestang:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Clarke County
- Mobile County
- Monroe County
- Greene 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> | 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 Chestang, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chestang) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |