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 Dill (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 Dill. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Dill is located in Dale 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 Dale County: Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Dill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dill:
- Dale County (The home county of Dill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dill, with the one closest to Dill listed first.
- Ozark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arguta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Mabson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Phillips Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Skipperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Ariton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Ewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Fort Rucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Bertha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Holiday Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Clopton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dill, with the one closest to Dill listed first.
- Elamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Bakerhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock County
- Perote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dill, with the one closest to Dill listed first.
- Java
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Roeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Clintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Mixson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Brockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Battens Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Elba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crenshaw County
- Bullock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dill, with the one closest to Dill listed first.
- Bellwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Scranton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Dundee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Malvern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chancellor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Slocomb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coffee Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dill, with the one closest to Dill listed first.
- Newville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Capps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Headland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graball
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Oakey Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Abbeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dill, with the one closest to Dill listed first.
- Tidwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Kinsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Dothan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Webb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cowarts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Merritts Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dill, with the one closest to Dill listed first.
- Tennille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Tarentum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Brundidge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pronto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Buckhorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Banks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mossy Grove Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dill, see our County-by-County Page for Dill.
Cemeteries Near Dill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dill.
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 Dill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dill, with the one closest to Dill listed first.
- Post Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claybank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Johnstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Universalist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Dill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dill, with the one closest to Dill listed first.
- Dillard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dillard is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Ozark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arguta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Asbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Ewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Skipperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Elamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Tennille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Tabernacle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Bertha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clopton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Clintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Dill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dill.
Newspapers Published in Dill ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dill.
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 websites either 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 Dill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Coffee County
- Crenshaw County
- Geneva County
- Henry County
- Houston 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> | 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |