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 Coosada (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 Coosada. 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 doctors and 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.
Coosada is located in Elmore County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Elmore County: Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Macon, Montgomery & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Coosada. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coosada:
- Elmore County (The home county of Coosada)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coosada, with the one closest to Coosada listed first.
- Prattville Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Robinson Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Elmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adkin Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wetumpka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deatsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
- Deatsville is located in Elmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <3>
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Holtville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fusihatchi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Titus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lightwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lightwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lightwood
- From Coosada to Lightwood
- Claud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coosada, with the one closest to Coosada listed first.
- Millbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Millbrook is located in Autauga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <3>
- Prattville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Melmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Booth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gibbons
- From Coosada to Gibbons
- Marbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Autaugaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Autaugaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Haynes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Haynes
- From Coosada to Haynes
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Billingsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock County
- Mitchell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coosada, with the one closest to Coosada listed first.
- Mountain Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
- Clanton is located in Chilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <3>
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coosada, with the one closest to Coosada listed first.
- Pentonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Equality
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dollar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dollar
- From Coosada to Dollar
- Nixburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hissop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coosada, with the one closest to Coosada listed first.
- Burkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Lowndesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowndesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndesboro
- Lowndesboro is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowndesboro <3>
- White Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hayneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mosses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coosada, with the one closest to Coosada listed first.
- Tysonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tysonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tysonville
- From Coosada to Tysonville
- Shorter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
- Shorter is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <3>
- Calebee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hornady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- La Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Place
- From Coosada to La Place
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coosada, with the one closest to Coosada listed first.
- Boylston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Capitol Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Gibbs Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Highland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Sunshine Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Young Forte Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Forte Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Stone's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stone's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stone's
- From Coosada to Stone's
- English Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Catoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Catoma
- From Coosada to Catoma
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coosada, with the one closest to Coosada listed first.
- East Tallassee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallapoosa City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coosada, see our County-by-County Page for Coosada.
Cemeteries Near Coosada ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coosada.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coosada covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coosada, with the one closest to Coosada listed first.
- Bibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bibbs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rives Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rives Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rives Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Glenn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Coosada Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coosada Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coosada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McKeithen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Mount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Hebron West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron West Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162975 <4>
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Prattville Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Doster Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Coosada in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coosada.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coosada, with the one closest to Coosada listed first.
- Robinson Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jackson's Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson's Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
- Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
- Elmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prattville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wetumpka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deatsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
- Deatsville is located in Elmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <3>
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holtville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coosa River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosa River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa River
- Coosa River is located in Elmore County
- Stone's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stone's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stone's
- From Coosada to Stone's
- Catoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Catoma
- From Coosada to Catoma
- Wadsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Wadsworth is located in Autauga County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Elmore County
- Buyck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buyck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyck
- Buyck is located in Elmore County
- Titus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coosada. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coosada.
Newspapers Published in Coosada ...
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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coosada.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coosada, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coosada.
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 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 Coosada:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Elmore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coosada. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Elmore County: www.elmoreco.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Coosada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coosada) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coosada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4980, Longitude: -86.3320 |