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 Choctaw City (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 Choctaw City. 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.
Choctaw City is located in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County: Clarke, Marengo, Sumter, Washington, Clarke (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Wayne (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Choctaw City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Choctaw City:
- Choctaw County (The home county of Choctaw City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw City, with the one closest to Choctaw City listed first.
- Pennington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Tompkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tompkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Lavaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Jachin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- 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 <3>
- Cromwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Lisman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Pushmataha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Red Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Needham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Toxey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw City, with the one closest to Choctaw City listed first.
- Morvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Glover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Atkeison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Thomasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- 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 <3>
- Coffeeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- 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 <3>
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw City, with the one closest to Choctaw City listed first.
- Gallion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Arcola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw City, with the one closest to Choctaw City listed first.
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Myrtlewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Nanafalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Half Acre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- 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
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Griffins ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Aimwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Putnam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Sweet Water
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Pin Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Moss ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <3>
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw City, with the one closest to Choctaw City listed first.
- Whitfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Intercourse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Kinterbish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Ward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Bellamy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Arrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Coatopa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Brewersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Cuba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <3>
- Moore Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- McDowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lauderdale County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw City, with the one closest to Choctaw City listed first.
- Whynot
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Smith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Increase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Vimville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Choctaw City, see our County-by-County Page for Choctaw City.
Cemeteries Near Choctaw City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Choctaw City.
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 Choctaw City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Choctaw City, with the one closest to Choctaw City listed first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Millwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Morning Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Red House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red House Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21565 <4>
- Christopher Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christopher Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22120 <4>
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Howell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Canathan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canathan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canathan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Spencer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Geneva Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Campground Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- White 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.<5>
While we didn't find Choctaw City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Choctaw City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Choctaw City, with the one closest to Choctaw City listed first.
- Robjohn
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Tompkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tompkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Mount Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County
- Myrtlewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Nanafalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- 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 <3>
- Aimwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Gaston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Putnam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Rembert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Sweet Water
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Kinterbish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pushmataha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Ararat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Morvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pushmataha
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Choctaw City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Choctaw City.
Newspapers Published in Choctaw City ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Choctaw City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Choctaw City, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Choctaw City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Choctaw City:
- 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 Choctaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hale 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
- Sumter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lauderdale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Choctaw County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Choctaw County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Choctaw City. 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Choctaw City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Choctaw City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Choctaw City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2090, Longitude: -88.0942 In this case, the coordinates for Choctaw City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |