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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 Chrysler (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 Chrysler. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Chrysler is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.

Below are the counties that are near Chrysler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chrysler:

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Chrysler)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chrysler, with the one closest to Chrysler listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Uriah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Goodway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
    • Megargel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
    • Perdue Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
    • Claiborne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Frisco City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Excel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Mexia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Mexia is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Ollie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ollie is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
    • Monroeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chrysler, with the one closest to Chrysler listed first.
    • Little River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Blacksher
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Tensaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Latham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Perdido
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Stockton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillipsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Bay Minette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chrysler, with the one closest to Chrysler listed first.
    • Carlton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gainestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Alma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Barlow Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Rockville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Walker Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jackson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Suggsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Stave Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
    • Whatley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Whatley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
    • Toddtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
    • Grove Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chrysler, with the one closest to Chrysler listed first.
    • Range
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
    • Repton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lenox
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chrysler, with the one closest to Chrysler listed first.
    • Huxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Atmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chrysler, with the one closest to Chrysler listed first.
    • Calvert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Movico
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Chastang
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Bucks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Barry Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chrysler, with the one closest to Chrysler listed first.
    • Carson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Prestwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Sunflower
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Malcolm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • McIntosh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Leroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Leroy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Wagarville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bassetts Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
    • Hawthorn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Fairford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Saint Stephen's
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sims Chapel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chrysler, see our County-by-County Page for Chrysler.

Cemeteries Near Chrysler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chrysler.

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 Chrysler - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chrysler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chrysler, with the one closest to Chrysler listed first.

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 Chrysler in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chrysler.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Chrysler, with the one closest to Chrysler listed first.

  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Little River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Blacksher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Gainestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
  • Tensaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Alma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Barlow Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
  • Latham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Walker Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Perdue Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
  • Jackson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Carson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Carson is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sunflower
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Claiborne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Suggsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chrysler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chrysler.

Newspapers Published in Chrysler ...

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 Chrysler.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chrysler, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chrysler.

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 helpful 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 Chrysler:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chrysler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Chrysler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.