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 Clayhill (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 Clayhill. 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 hospitals and 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.
Clayhill is located in Marengo 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 Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Clayhill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clayhill:
- Marengo County (The home county of Clayhill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayhill, with the one closest to Clayhill listed first.
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Dixon's Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Vineland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Sweet Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Aimwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Half Acre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Nanafalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Putnam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Hugo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Thomaston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayhill, with the one closest to Clayhill listed first.
- Tompkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Lavaca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Pennington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Choctaw City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- 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>
- Jachin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Red Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- 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
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayhill, with the one closest to Clayhill listed first.
- Atkeison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Thomasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- 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>
- Glover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Morvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Nettleboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Dickinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Grove Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- 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>
- Zimco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Whatley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Coffeeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayhill, with the one closest to Clayhill listed first.
- Safford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Safford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
- Safford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <2>
- Crumptonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumptonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayhill, with the one closest to Clayhill listed first.
- Hybart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Vredenburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vredenburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Scratch Ankle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Perry County
- Freetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Freetown
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayhill, with the one closest to Clayhill listed first.
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Anne Manie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- 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
- Kimbrough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Lamison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Yellow Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- 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
- Lower Peach Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Coy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Catherine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Millers Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Asahel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clayhill, see our County-by-County Page for Clayhill.
Newspapers Published in Clayhill ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clayhill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clayhill, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clayhill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Clayhill:
- 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 Marengo 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
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dallas 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
- Perry 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 Marengo County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Marengo County
Cemeteries Near Clayhill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clayhill.
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 Clayhill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clayhill, with the one closest to Clayhill listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Morrisette Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrisette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrisette Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbor Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunning Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Tutt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tutt Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
- Choctaw Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Choctaw Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choctaw Corner Cemetery
- Finley Crossing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Finley Crossing Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Atkeison
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Crossing Cemetery
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Airmount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Airmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Airmount Cemetery
- Shop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shop Cemetery
- Hosea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosea Cemetery
- Airmount 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clayhill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clayhill, with the one closest to Clayhill listed first.
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Dixon's Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Choctaw Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- 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
- Atkeison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Vineland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Bashi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Glover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Thomasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- 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>
- Sunny South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny South
- Sunny South is located in Wilcox County
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Moss ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Hampden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sweet Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Nicholsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Nicholsville is located in Marengo County
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sweet Water
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clayhill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clayhill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clayhill. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clayhill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clayhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0165, Longitude: -87.7506 In this case, the coordinates for Clayhill 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 Clayhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |