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 Colina (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 Colina. 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 and doctors 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.
Colina is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Colina. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colina:
- Pike County (The home county of Colina)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Saco
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- McClure Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Meeksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Buckhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pronto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Youngblood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Brundidge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Louisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Clio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Comer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Blue Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Postoak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Inverness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Perote
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Smuteye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Union Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Fitzpatrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Three Notch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Mitchell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Frisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Roeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Wilkinstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Jack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Java
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Petrey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Vidette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Social Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Glenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Home
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Luverne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernledge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Ariton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Phillips Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Arguta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Fort Davis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Armstrong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Hardaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- La Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Calebee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Center Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pine Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Grady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ramer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Red Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Cecil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Lapine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Ada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Pike Road
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colina, see our County-by-County Page for Colina.
Cemeteries Near Colina ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colina.
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 Colina - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colina covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Catalpa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Sellers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (306 more) ...
- Hussey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Inverness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Colina in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colina.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Omega
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Postoak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Catalpa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Catalpa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Inverness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Mount Hillard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Hillard is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hillard
- Perote
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Josie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Josie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josie
- China Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- China Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Buckhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hector is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Aberfoil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aberfoil is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoil
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colina. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colina.
Newspapers Published in Colina ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colina.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colina, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colina.
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 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 Colina:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Coffee County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Macon County
- Montgomery 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 Colina, 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- Colina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |