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 Chestnut Glen (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 Chestnut Glen. 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.
Name Variations for Chestnut Glen ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Chestnut Glen: Chestnut Gln.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Chestnut Glen is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Jefferson, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Chestnut Glen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestnut Glen:
- Shelby County (The home county of Chestnut Glen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Glen, with the one closest to Chestnut Glen listed first.
- Bamford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Helena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tulse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Falliston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Tacoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Alabaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brantleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Maylene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siluria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Sawmill Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Saginaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Aden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Glen, with the one closest to Chestnut Glen listed first.
- Eddings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Green Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Ellen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- North Bibb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Italian Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Brierfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blount County
- Dale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Glen, with the one closest to Chestnut Glen listed first.
- Jemison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thorsby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Coosa County
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Glen, with the one closest to Chestnut Glen listed first.
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Mobile Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- New Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- McCalla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bessemer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Old Jonesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Kimbrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Blue Creek Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
- Lipscomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Glen, with the one closest to Chestnut Glen listed first.
- Vincent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Talladega County
- Talladega Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Glen, with the one closest to Chestnut Glen listed first.
- Tannehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Lake View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Abernant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Vance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bull City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Kellerman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Brookwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coaling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Hagler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Pearson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Peterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Glen, with the one closest to Chestnut Glen listed first.
- Twilley Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Quinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reeds Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Yerkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Burnwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Wyatt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestnut Glen, see our County-by-County Page for Chestnut Glen.
Cemeteries Near Chestnut Glen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestnut Glen.
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 Chestnut Glen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestnut Glen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Glen, with the one closest to Chestnut Glen listed first.
- Shiloh MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- David Lindsay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sadlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Siluria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grace Community Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Community Church Cemetery
- The Grace Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mars Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138568 <2>
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 Chestnut Glen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chestnut Glen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Glen, with the one closest to Chestnut Glen listed first.
- Bamford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Tulse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Helena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Falliston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Tacoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Maylene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siluria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Gurnee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gurnee is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- McCalla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sloss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sloss is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloss
- Bessemer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boothton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boothton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothton
- Anita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anita is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Old Jonesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestnut Glen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestnut Glen.
Newspapers Published in Chestnut Glen ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Glen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestnut Glen, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chestnut Glen.
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 Chestnut Glen:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker 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 Chestnut Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chestnut Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |