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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Chestnut Grove: Chestnut Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Chestnut Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chestnut Grove.
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 Grove is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Chestnut Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestnut Grove:
- Coffee County (The home county of Chestnut Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Frisco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Roeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Java
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Jack
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Mixson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Zoar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- New Brockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Curtis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Elamville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Louisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Perote
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Postoak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Inverness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Smuteye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- County Line
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Opp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bullock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Social Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Vidette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Brantley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Luverne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Petrey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Vernledge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Rutledge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Cherokee Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Dozier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Ariton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Arguta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Phillips Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Ozark
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Skipperville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Fort Rucker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Level Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Mabson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Ewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Clayhatchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Chancellor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Scranton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Coffee Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Bellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Montgomery County
- Center Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Tarentum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Tennille
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Mossy Grove Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Brundidge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Pronto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Banks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Buckhorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- McClure Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestnut Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Chestnut Grove.
Cemeteries Near Chestnut Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestnut Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestnut Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hawhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Selgar Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Strickland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perdue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Victoria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boutwell - Bundy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosin Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Sharron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Chestnut Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chestnut Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Grove, with the one closest to Chestnut Grove listed first.
- Tennille
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Tabernacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Brundidge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Pronto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Little Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Oak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
- Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Dillard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dillard is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Elba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elamville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Banks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Bullock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestnut Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestnut Grove.
Newspapers Published in Chestnut Grove ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestnut Grove, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chestnut Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Montgomery County
- Pike 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 Chestnut Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chestnut Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |