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 Deans Landing (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 Deans Landing. 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 Deans Landing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Deans Landing: Deans Lndg. (or less commonly used: Deans Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Deans Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Deans Landing may originally have been Dean's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Deans Landing might be written as Dean Landing.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Deans Landing 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 Deans Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deans Landing:
- Sumter County (The home county of Deans Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Landing, with the one closest to Deans Landing listed first.
- Whitfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Coatopa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Bellamy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Arrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Brewersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Intercourse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Moore Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- McDowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Ward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinterbish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Landing, with the one closest to Deans Landing listed first.
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Choctaw City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Pennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Tompkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Jachin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Lavaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Cromwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Lisman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Butler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pushmataha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Red Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Clarke County
- Morvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Landing, with the one closest to Deans Landing listed first.
- Forkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Miller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Boligee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lizzieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Landing, with the one closest to Deans Landing listed first.
- Gallion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Arcola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Prairieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Landing, with the one closest to Deans Landing listed first.
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Pin Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Myrtlewood
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Demopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Half Acre
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Nanafalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Kemper County (MS)
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Lauderdale County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deans Landing, with the one closest to Deans Landing listed first.
- Smith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Whynot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Vimville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deans Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Deans Landing.
Cemeteries Near Deans Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deans Landing.
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 Deans Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deans Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deans Landing, with the one closest to Deans Landing listed first.
- Black Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Smalls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dug Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brewersville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville Cemetery
- The Brewersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christian Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- Christian Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21785 <3>
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Davidson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Pine Grove Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Deans Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deans Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deans Landing, with the one closest to Deans Landing listed first.
- Coatopa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Gaston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gaston is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Myrtlewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- McDowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Robjohn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Robjohn is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robjohn
- Tompkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Demopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rembert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rembert is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert
- Linden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kinterbish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tishabee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tishabee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishabee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deans Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deans Landing.
Newspapers Published in Deans Landing ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deans Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deans Landing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deans Landing.
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 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 Deans Landing:
- 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> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Deans Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deans Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |