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 County Line (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 County Line. 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.
Name Variations for County Line ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Countyline.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named County Line. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for County Line.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
County Line is located in Covington 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 Covington County: Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Okaloosa (FL) & Walton (FL).
Below are the counties that are near County Line. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to County Line:
- Covington County (The home county of County Line)
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Opp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Beulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Onycha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Babbie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Horn Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Sanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Libertyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Heath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Andalusia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Red Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Carolina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Butler County
- Oaky Streak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Alberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Kinston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Goodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Zoar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- New Brockton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Battens Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Clintonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Bullock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Dozier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brantley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Leon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Merrill Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Social Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Luverne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Holiday Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Level Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Clayhatchee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Daleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Rucker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Samson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Chancellor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Scranton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Bellwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tarentum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Svea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Laurel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walton County (FL)
- Paxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to County Line, see our County-by-County Page for County Line.
Cemeteries Near County Line ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of County Line.
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 County Line - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for County Line covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Opp.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25315 <2>
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoades Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alberton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kinston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weeks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find County Line in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of County Line.
These communities are listed based on their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Alberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Opine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Wiggins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Green Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bay is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Bullock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Andalusia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marl
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marl is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coffee Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Dozier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around County Line. See our List of 1890's Communities around County Line.
Newspapers Published in County Line ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around County Line.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of County Line, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for County Line.
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 professional and volunteer 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 County Line:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Covington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Coffee County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Pike County
- Okaloosa County
- Walton 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 County Line, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- County Line) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |