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 Culpeper (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 Culpeper. 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.
Culpeper is located in Wilcox 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 Wilcox County: Butler, Clarke, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Culpeper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Culpeper:
- Wilcox County (The home county of Culpeper)
- The following are listed by their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.
- Lower Peach Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Coy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Pine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Yellow Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Asahel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Kimbrough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Nellie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Anne Manie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Rockwest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Lamison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.
- Nettleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Atkeison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dickinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Grove Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whatley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Suggsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Zimco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Campbell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Toddtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Morvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.
- Central Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Crumptonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Safford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.
- Vineland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Dixon's Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Flatwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Moss ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Sweet Water
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Consul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Thomaston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Hugo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Half Acre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.
- Hybart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Vredenburgh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Scratch Ankle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Claiborne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Beatrice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Perdue Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Tunnel Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Culpeper, see our County-by-County Page for Culpeper.
Cemeteries Near Culpeper ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Culpeper.
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 Culpeper - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Culpeper covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Peach Tree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tait Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Andrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Tate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Culpeper had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.
- Lower Peach Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Coy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Sunny South
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny South is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny South
- Pine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Yellow Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Atkeison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rural
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Kimbrough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Choctaw Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
- Dickinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Tinela
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tinela is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinela
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vineland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Nellie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Culpeper. See our List of 1890's Communities around Culpeper.
Newspapers Published in Culpeper ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Culpeper.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Culpeper, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Culpeper.
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 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 Culpeper:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Wilcox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Dallas County
- Marengo County
- Monroe 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 Culpeper, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Culpeper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |