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 Cotohaga Beat (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 Cotohaga Beat. 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 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 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.
Cotohaga Beat is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Choctaw, Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Kemper (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Noxubee (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Cotohaga Beat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cotohaga Beat:
- Sumter County (The home county of Cotohaga Beat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotohaga Beat, with the one closest to Cotohaga Beat listed first.
- Derby
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Intercourse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Whitfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Ward
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Bellamy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Kinterbish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Arrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Coatopa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
- Brewersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Cuba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Moore Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotohaga Beat, with the one closest to Cotohaga Beat listed first.
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Jachin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Cromwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Choctaw City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Pennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Tompkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Lisman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Pushmataha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Lavaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Red Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Needham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Clarke County
- Morvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotohaga Beat, with the one closest to Cotohaga Beat listed first.
- Miller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Forkland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Boligee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotohaga Beat, with the one closest to Cotohaga Beat listed first.
- Arcola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Gallion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotohaga Beat, with the one closest to Cotohaga Beat listed first.
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Myrtlewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Pin Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Half Acre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Nanafalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Aimwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Demopolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kemper County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotohaga Beat, with the one closest to Cotohaga Beat listed first.
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Lauderdale County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotohaga Beat, with the one closest to Cotohaga Beat listed first.
- Smith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Whynot
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Increase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Vimville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lockhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Meridian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cotohaga Beat, see our County-by-County Page for Cotohaga Beat.
Cemeteries Near Cotohaga Beat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cotohaga Beat.
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 Cotohaga Beat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cotohaga Beat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cotohaga Beat, with the one closest to Cotohaga Beat listed first.
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cokes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shearon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christopher Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Hicks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Cotohaga Beat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cotohaga Beat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cotohaga Beat, with the one closest to Cotohaga Beat listed first.
- Gaston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gaston is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Kinterbish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Robjohn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Robjohn is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robjohn
- Coatopa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Cuba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Tompkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Pushmataha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Myrtlewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Dove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dove is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Kewanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kewanee is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whynot
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cotohaga Beat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cotohaga Beat.
Newspapers Published in Cotohaga Beat ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotohaga Beat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cotohaga Beat, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cotohaga Beat.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cotohaga Beat:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Sumter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Marengo County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale 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> | 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 Cotohaga Beat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Cotohaga Beat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |