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 Coffeeville Ferry (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 Coffeeville Ferry. 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.
Coffeeville Ferry is located in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County: Clarke, Marengo, Sumter, Washington, Clarke (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Wayne (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Coffeeville Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coffeeville Ferry:
- Choctaw County (The home county of Coffeeville Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffeeville Ferry, with the one closest to Coffeeville Ferry listed first.
- Bladon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Womack Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Cullomburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Bolinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Gilbertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toxey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Aquilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Needham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Isney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Emory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffeeville Ferry, with the one closest to Coffeeville Ferry listed first.
- Coffeeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- West Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Salitpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Zimco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Winn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Toddtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Morvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Stave Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Grove Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffeeville Ferry, with the one closest to Coffeeville Ferry listed first.
- Putnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Nanafalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Sweet Water
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Dixon's Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Moss ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffeeville Ferry, with the one closest to Coffeeville Ferry listed first.
- Frankville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bigbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Saint Stephen's
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Millry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Healing Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Barlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Hobson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Leroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Bassetts Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Carson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Chatom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County (MS)
- Junction City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Wayne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffeeville Ferry, with the one closest to Coffeeville Ferry listed first.
- Matherville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Robinsons Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Chicora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coffeeville Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Coffeeville Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Coffeeville Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coffeeville Ferry.
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 Coffeeville Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coffeeville Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coffeeville Ferry, with the one closest to Coffeeville Ferry listed first.
- Thornton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coffeeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ulcanush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kiels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McDowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bladon Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope 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 Coffeeville Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coffeeville Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coffeeville Ferry, with the one closest to Coffeeville Ferry listed first.
- Coffeeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Frankville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- McEntyre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McEntyre is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEntyre
- Womack Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Cunningham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cunningham is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Rescueville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
- Bigbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Salitpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Koenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Koenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenton
- Winn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Souwilpa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Silas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ararat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ararat is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coffeeville Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coffeeville Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Coffeeville Ferry ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coffeeville Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coffeeville Ferry, 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 Coffeeville Ferry.
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 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 Coffeeville Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Choctaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Marengo County
- Washington County
- Clarke County
- Wayne 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 Coffeeville Ferry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coffeeville Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |