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 Coalmont (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 Coalmont. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Coalmont is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Jefferson, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Coalmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coalmont:
- Shelby County (The home county of Coalmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalmont, with the one closest to Coalmont listed first.
- Tulse
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Alabaster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Helena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Falliston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Brantleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Tacoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Bamford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Maylene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Siluria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Saginaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Sawmill Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalmont, with the one closest to Coalmont listed first.
- Eddings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Seymour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Belle Ellen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Brierfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Italian Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Blocton Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Ashby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Blount County
- Dale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalmont, with the one closest to Coalmont listed first.
- Jemison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thorsby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Coosa County
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalmont, with the one closest to Coalmont listed first.
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- New Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- McCalla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mobile Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- Bessemer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Kimbrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Hoover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Creek Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
- Old Jonesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Lipscomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Oxmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalmont, with the one closest to Coalmont listed first.
- Vincent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalmont, with the one closest to Coalmont listed first.
- Talladega Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fayetteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Childersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalmont, with the one closest to Coalmont listed first.
- Tannehill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Lake View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Abernant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Vance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bull City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Brookwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kellerman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Coaling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Pearson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Hagler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalmont, with the one closest to Coalmont listed first.
- Quinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Twilley Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coalmont, see our County-by-County Page for Coalmont.
Cemeteries Near Coalmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coalmont.
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 Coalmont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coalmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coalmont, with the one closest to Coalmont listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- David Lindsay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Siluria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maylene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Still Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Acton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Coalmont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coalmont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coalmont, with the one closest to Coalmont listed first.
- Tulse
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Falliston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maylene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Siluria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Tacoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Bamford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Morgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Gurnee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gurnee is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Anita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anita is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Dogwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dogwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boothton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boothton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothton
- Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McCalla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coalmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coalmont.
Newspapers Published in Coalmont ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coalmont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coalmont, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coalmont.
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 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 Coalmont:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker 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> | 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> | 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 Coalmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Coalmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |