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 Curry's (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 Curry's. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Curry's is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Autauga, Bullock, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Curry's. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Curry's:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Curry's)
- The following are listed by their distance from Curry's, with the one closest to Curry's listed first.
- Center Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pine Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ramer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Ada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Lapine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Pike Road
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pintlala
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Cecil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Mount Meigs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Hope Hull
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curry's, with the one closest to Curry's listed first.
- Postoak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Fitzpatrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Mitchell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Inverness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Perote
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Union Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smuteye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Three Notch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Coffee County
- Wilkinstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curry's, with the one closest to Curry's listed first.
- Petrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Highland Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vidette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Social Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vernledge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Honoraville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Luverne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curry's, with the one closest to Curry's listed first.
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Ware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curry's, with the one closest to Curry's listed first.
- Davenport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sandy Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Letohatchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Fort Deposit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curry's, with the one closest to Curry's listed first.
- Hardaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Tysonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Fort Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shorter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Calebee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- La Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Armstrong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Curry's, with the one closest to Curry's listed first.
- Orion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Meeksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Ansley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Youngblood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Wingard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- McClure Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Saco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Banks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Curry's, see our County-by-County Page for Curry's.
Cemeteries Near Curry's ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Curry's.
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 Curry's - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Curry's covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Curry's, with the one closest to Curry's listed first.
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frazer - McLeod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fannin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belsor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Urquhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McNeil - Townsend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Trot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- China Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edwards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Curry's in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Curry's.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Curry's, with the one closest to Curry's listed first.
- Center Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pine Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Curry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Curry is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Orion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Meadville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- China Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- China Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Ramer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ansley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Shopton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shopton is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopton
- Hector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hector is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lapine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Bradleyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradleyton is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyton
- Mount Hillard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hillard is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hillard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Curry's. See our List of 1890's Communities around Curry's.
Newspapers Published in Curry's ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Curry's.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Curry's, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Curry's.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Curry's:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bullock County
- Coffee County
- Crenshaw County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Pike 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> | 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 Curry's, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Curry's) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |