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 Cleveland (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 Cleveland. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Cleveland is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Cleveland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cleveland:
- Fayette County (The home county of Cleveland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Bankston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Berry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Rossland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Bazemore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Kirkland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Belk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Ashcraft Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Kennedy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Hightogy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Millport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beaverton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fernbank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Sulligent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Winfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Brilliant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Guin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Stinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Pikeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Lubbub
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Gordo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Reform
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- New Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Samantha
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Echola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Lake Front Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Bull City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Buhl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Coker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Corona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Coal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Oakman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Kansas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Carbon Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Townley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Eldridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Saragossa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Parrish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Farriss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Natural Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Mary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cleveland, see our County-by-County Page for Cleveland.
Cemeteries Near Cleveland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cleveland.
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 Cleveland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cleveland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Cleveland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bankston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berry City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethabara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (574 more) ...
- Panter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Cleveland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cleveland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Bankston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Berry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stough
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stough is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stough
- Alta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- New Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Corona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Newtonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Coal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Covin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Covin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covin
- Wiley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Townley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carbon Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Glen Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cleveland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cleveland.
Newspapers Published in Cleveland ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cleveland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cleveland, 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 Cleveland.
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 Cleveland:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Winston 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 Cleveland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cleveland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |