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 Clarksville (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 Clarksville. 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 doctors and 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.
Clarksville 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 Clarksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarksville:
- Clarke County (The home county of Clarksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Zimco
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Winn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Grove Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Toddtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Dickinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Salitpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Coffeeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stave Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Whatley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Glover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Bladon Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Womack Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Cullomburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Bolinger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Toxey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Gilbertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lavaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- 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
- Aquilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Putnam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Dixon's Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Sweet Water
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Vineland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Aimwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Moss ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Nanafalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Claiborne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Scratch Ankle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- 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
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hybart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Frankville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Leroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Saint Stephen's
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Bigbee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Prestwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Bassetts Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Wagarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hobson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Sunflower
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Healing Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Lower Peach Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Pine Hill
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Kimbrough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Asahel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Anne Manie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Yellow Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarksville, see our County-by-County Page for Clarksville.
Cemeteries Near Clarksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarksville.
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 Clarksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Clarkville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cobb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bumpers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Mathews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Clarksville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarksville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Winn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- McEntyre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McEntyre is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEntyre
- Grove Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salitpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Dickinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Coffeeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whatley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Tallahatta Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tallahatta Springs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahatta Springs
- Rural
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walker Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Frankville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Suggsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Clarksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarksville.
Newspapers Published in Clarksville ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarksville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarksville.
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 Clarksville:
- 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 Clarksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Clarksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |