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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 Clayhatchee (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 Clayhatchee. 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.

Clayhatchee is located in Dale 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 Dale County: Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston & Pike.

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

  • Dale County     (The home county of Clayhatchee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayhatchee, with the one closest to Clayhatchee listed first.
    • Daleville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Level Plains
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Rucker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Holiday Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Holiday Village is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
    • Newton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Newton is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
    • Pinckard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Midland City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grimes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Napier Field
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Napier Field is located in Dale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Ozark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mabson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Arguta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Barbour County
  • Coffee County
  • Covington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayhatchee, with the one closest to Clayhatchee listed first.
    • County Line
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • County Line is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Beulah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Beulah is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Geneva County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayhatchee, with the one closest to Clayhatchee listed first.
    • Bellwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellwood is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Scranton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hartford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chancellor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Slocomb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coffee Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Malvern
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Costilla ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Costilla is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
    • Black
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Black is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Eunola ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Samson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayhatchee, with the one closest to Clayhatchee listed first.
    • Headland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Newville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Newville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
    • Capps
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clayhatchee, with the one closest to Clayhatchee listed first.
    • Parker Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Parker Village is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
    • Taylor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Taylor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
    • Merritts Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tidwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Tidwell is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
    • Rehobeth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Rehobeth is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
    • Dothan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Parish
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Keyton's
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kinsey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Kinsey is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
    • Hodgesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Madrid
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Madrid is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
    • Cowarts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Webb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Webb is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <1>
  • Pike County
  • Holmes County (FL)
  • Jackson County (FL)

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

Cemeteries Near Clayhatchee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clayhatchee.

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

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

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

  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Daleville Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • County Line Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bellwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Whaley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Corinth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cool Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (279 more) ...
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clayhatchee had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Clayhatchee had a population of 580 people.

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

  • Daleville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • High Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • High Bluff is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
  • Level Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dundee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Enterprise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Highfalls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Highfalls is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
  • Newton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Newton is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Coffee Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Midland City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ewell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clintonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneva
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Warwick ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Warwick is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Ozark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fadette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fadette is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette

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

Newspapers Published in Clayhatchee ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clayhatchee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clayhatchee, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clayhatchee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Clayhatchee:

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 Clayhatchee, 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- Clayhatchee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.