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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Chilton is located in Clarke County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Grove Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <2>
- Dickinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Winn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <2>
- Toddtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Whatley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Nettleboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Coffeeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <2>
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chilton, with the one closest to Chilton listed first.
- Bladon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Cullomburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Lavaca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Bolinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Gilbertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown
- Gilbertown is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertown <2>
- Silas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
- Silas is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <2>
- Toxey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Tompkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Butler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Red Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- 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) - Dixon's Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Putnam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Vineland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Sweet Water
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Nanafalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Half Acre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- 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) - Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Scratch Ankle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Hybart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Perdue Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Frankville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Saint Stephen's
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen's
- Saint Stephen's is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Stephen's <2>
- Bigbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Prestwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Bassetts Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassetts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Wagarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagarville
- Wagarville is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagarville <2>
- Hobson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Sunflower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Millry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
- Millry is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <2>
- Healing Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Pine Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Coy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Kimbrough
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Anne Manie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anne Manie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Yellow Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Asahel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Nellie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Lamison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chilton, see our County-by-County Page for 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
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marengo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wilcox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Choctaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Clarke County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Clarke County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiths Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiths Cemetery
- Clarkville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarkville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarkville Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pugh Cemetery
- Magnolia Lawns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Lawns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Lawns Cemetery
- Bassett Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bassett Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bassett Creek Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Hill Cemetery
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Huggins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huggins Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
- Spinks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spinks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spinks Cemetery
- Huggins Cemetery
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.<4>
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <2>
- Dickinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - McEntyre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Rural
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Tallahatta Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahatta Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahatta Springs
- Tallahatta Springs is located in Clarke County
- Winn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <2>
- Choctaw Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
- Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
- Whatley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Vashti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bashi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Salitpa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Coffeeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <2>
- Bashi
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chilton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Chilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7821, Longitude: -87.8442 In this case, the coordinates for Chilton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |