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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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.

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:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Concord)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Hueytown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rock Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Pleasant Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Industrial City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
    • Dolomite
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sylvan Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Brighton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Maytown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Maytown is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Edgewater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
    • Blue Creek Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
    • Old Jonesboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Green Pond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Blocton Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • North Bibb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • North Bibb is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
    • Woodstock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cane Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
    • Eddings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Eddings is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
    • Belle Ellen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Burmah ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Burmah is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
    • Blocton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Blocton is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
    • Corinne ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Corinne is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
    • Italian Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
    • Nash Town ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Nash Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Dale ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dale is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Red Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Red Hill is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Warrior
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Reid's
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • County Line
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cullman County
  • Saint Clair County
    • Woodland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Bamford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bamford is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
    • Falliston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Falliston is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
    • Helena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tacoa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
    • Indian Springs Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
    • Tulse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tulse is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
    • Inverness
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Inverness is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Alabaster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Brantleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pelham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Purdy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
  • Tuscaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
    • Bull City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
    • Tannehill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
    • Lake View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Abernant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellerman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Vance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Coaling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
    • Peterson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottondale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Holt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Walker County

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.

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 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.

  • Collins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Collins is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Dolomite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
  • McAdory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • McAdory is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdory
  • Old Jonesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Creek Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
  • Ezra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ezra is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
  • Chinn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chinn is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn
  • Bessemer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brickyard Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brickyard Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Junction
  • Woodward Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodward Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Junction
  • Wylam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Adger
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sloss
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sloss is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloss
    • Hillman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hillman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman

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 27 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. 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 first turn to 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 Concord:

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 Concord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Concord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.