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 Chilton (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 Chilton. 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 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.
Chilton is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Chilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chilton:
- Clarke County (The home county of Chilton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilton, with the one closest to Chilton listed first.
- Zimco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Grove Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Winn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toddtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Whatley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Nettleboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Coffeeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilton, with the one closest to Chilton listed first.
- Womack Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Bladon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Cullomburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Lavaca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Bolinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Gilbertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Silas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Toxey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Tompkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Butler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilton, with the one closest to Chilton listed first.
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Dixon's Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Putnam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Vineland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Sweet Water
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Moss ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Nanafalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Half Acre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilton, with the one closest to Chilton listed first.
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Scratch Ankle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Claiborne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Hybart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Perdue Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilton, with the one closest to Chilton listed first.
- Leroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Frankville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Saint Stephen's
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Bigbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Prestwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Bassetts Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Wagarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hobson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Sunflower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Millry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilton, with the one closest to Chilton listed first.
- Lower Peach Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Pine Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Coy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Kimbrough
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Anne Manie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Yellow Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Asahel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Nellie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Lamison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chilton, see our County-by-County Page for Chilton.
Cemeteries Near Chilton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chilton.
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 Chilton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chilton, with the one closest to Chilton listed first.
- Smiths Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clarkville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Lawns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bassett Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cobb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Huggins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spinks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Chilton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chilton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chilton, with the one closest to Chilton listed first.
- Grove Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- McEntyre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McEntyre is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEntyre
- Rural
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Tallahatta Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tallahatta Springs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahatta Springs
- Winn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
- Whatley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Vashti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bashi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bashi is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashi
- Salitpa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Coffeeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chilton.
Newspapers Published in Chilton ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chilton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chilton, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chilton.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Chilton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Marengo County
- Monroe County
- Washington County
- Wilcox 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 Chilton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chilton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |