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 Cromwell (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 Cromwell. 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.
Cromwell is located in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County: Clarke, Marengo, Sumter, Washington, Clarke (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Wayne (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Cromwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cromwell:
- Choctaw County (The home county of Cromwell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
- Lisman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Pushmataha
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jachin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Choctaw City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Pennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Lavaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Red Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Tompkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Needham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
- Morvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Campbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Nanafalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Myrtlewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Putnam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Half Acre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Aimwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Pin Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Sweet Water
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
- Kinterbish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Derby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Intercourse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Whitfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Cuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in Sumter County
- 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 <2>
- Bellamy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Arrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Coatopa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Brewersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Moore Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Clarke County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
- Junction City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Quitman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
- Stonewall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Lauderdale County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
- Whynot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Increase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Smith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Vimville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Lockhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Meridian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
- Bailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cromwell, see our County-by-County Page for Cromwell.
Newspapers Published in Cromwell ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cromwell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cromwell, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cromwell.
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 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 Cromwell:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Choctaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marengo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sumter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lauderdale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Choctaw County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Choctaw County
Cemeteries Near Cromwell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cromwell.
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 Cromwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
- Eureka Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991284 <4>
- Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Episcopal Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
- Shearon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shearon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shearon Cemetery
- Christopher Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christopher Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22120 <4>
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Memorial Gardens
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pine Grove Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342820 <4>
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
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 Cromwell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cromwell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
- Pushmataha
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Kinterbish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Robjohn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Gaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County
- Whynot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Hinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Tompkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Cuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Energy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Kewanee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cromwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cromwell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cromwell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cromwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cromwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2288, Longitude: -88.2745 In this case, the coordinates for Cromwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cromwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |