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 Concord (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 Concord. 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.
Concord is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Concord. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Concord:
- Clay County (The home county of Concord)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Barfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Lineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Erin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Elder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Haynes Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harkins Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Cragford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mellow Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Chambers Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Millerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Hobson City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- De Armanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Bynum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Anniston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Eulaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Oxanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Choccolocco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Eastaboga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Abanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Red Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Clackville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Milltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Doublehead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Abel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hollis Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Micaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Heflin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ai
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Edwardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Goodwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Kellyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Christiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Ofelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Milner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Malone Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Morrison Crossroad
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Rockdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Wedowee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Almond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Newell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Forester Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Wadley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Cropwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Ironaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Kentuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Chandler Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- McElderry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Munford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Grant Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Silver Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Coldwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Talladega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rendalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Goldville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Emuckfaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Hackneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Truett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Cowpens
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- New Site
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Daviston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Eye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Matilda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Concord, see our County-by-County Page for Concord.
Cemeteries Near Concord ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Concord.
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 Concord - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Concord covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mannings Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Macedonia Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hassell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Concord in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Concord.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Lineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Dingler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dingler is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
- Hopeful
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeful is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
- Ironaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Chandler Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Ofelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Kentuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Gibsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gibsonville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- McElderry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mellow Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Abel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Munford
(13 miles [20.9 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 Concord. See our List of 1890's Communities around Concord.
Newspapers Published in Concord ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Concord.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Concord, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Concord.
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 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 Concord:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa 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 Concord, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Concord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |