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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 Dollar (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 Dollar. 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 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.

Dollar is located in Coosa 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 Coosa County: Chilton, Clay, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega & Tallapoosa.

Below are the counties that are near Dollar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dollar:

  • Coosa County     (The home county of Dollar)
  • Autauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
    • Marbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • White City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Autauga County
    • Pine Level
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Billingsley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Haynes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Autauga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haynes
      • From Dollar to Haynes
    • Gibbons ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
      • Gibbons is located in Autauga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gibbons
      • From Dollar to Gibbons
    • Millbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Autauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <1>
    • Booth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
      • Booth is located in Autauga County
    • Melmar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Prattville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Independence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
    • Tucker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Oakley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Bibb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakley
      • From Dollar to Oakley
    • Randolph
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ashby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Brierfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brierfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brierfield
      • Brierfield is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brierfield <1>
    • Lawley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Chilton County
  • Clay County
  • Elmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
    • Lightwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lightwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
      • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lightwood
      • From Dollar to Lightwood
    • Titus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Holtville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Adkin Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Deatsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
      • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <1>
    • Seman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
      • Seman is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seman
      • From Dollar to Seman
    • Central
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Robinson Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
      • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
    • Coosada
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wetumpka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jordan
      • From Dollar to Jordan
  • Shelby County
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
    • Talladega Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fayetteville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Gantts Quarry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gantts Quarry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
      • Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
    • Oak Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
    • Sylacauga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mignon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mignon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
      • Mignon is located in Talladega County
    • Comerdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Zubers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Oldfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oldfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
      • Oldfield is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oldfield
      • From Dollar to Oldfield
    • Bon Air
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Air have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
      • Bon Air is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Childersburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Talladega County
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
    • Our Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Alexander City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander City
      • Alexander City is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander City <1>
    • Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkehatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
      • Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dollar, see our County-by-County Page for Dollar.

Cemeteries Near Dollar ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dollar.

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 Dollar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.

  • Ham Lewis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ham Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ham Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quinsey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quinsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quinsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Proctor Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proctor Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proctor Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (414 more) ...
    • Swamp Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swamp Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swamp Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dollar had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.

  • Quinsey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey
    • Quinsey is located in Coosa County
  • Moriah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
    • Moriah is located in Coosa County
  • Travelers Rest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travelers Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
    • Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
  • Gold Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
    • Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
  • Cooper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Chilton County
  • Verbena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bentleyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
    • Bentleyville is located in Coosa County
  • Clanton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
    • Clanton is located in Chilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <1>
  • Lightwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lightwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
    • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lightwood
    • From Dollar to Lightwood
  • Rockford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Weogufka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jumbo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jumbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Jumbo is located in Chilton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jumbo
    • From Dollar to Jumbo
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Marble Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
      • Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
    • Mountain Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pentonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pentonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
      • Pentonville is located in Coosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pentonville
      • From Dollar to Pentonville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dollar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dollar.

Newspapers Published in Dollar ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dollar.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dollar, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dollar.

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 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 Dollar:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dollar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Dollar, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dollar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dollar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8788, Longitude: -86.4238       In this case, the coordinates for Dollar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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