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 East Circle (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 East Circle. 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 East Circle ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Circle: E. Circle
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
East Circle is located in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near East Circle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Circle:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of East Circle)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Circle, with the one closest to East Circle listed first.
- Northport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ingleside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Tuscaloosa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- University
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Sahama Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Alberta City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Wood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Holt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Lake Front Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Coker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cottondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Buhl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Circle, with the one closest to East Circle listed first.
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Blocton Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Scottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Green Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- West Blocton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pondville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Circle, with the one closest to East Circle listed first.
- Ashcraft Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Berry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Circle, with the one closest to East Circle listed first.
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mantua
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Lewiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Circle, with the one closest to East Circle listed first.
- Moundville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Powers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Oak Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Akron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Circle, with the one closest to East Circle listed first.
- Adger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kimbrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- North Johns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Ezra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Toadvine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Perry County
- Brush Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Circle, with the one closest to East Circle listed first.
- Gordo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lubbub
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Benevola
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Bell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Reform
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Stansel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Circle, see our County-by-County Page for East Circle.
Cemeteries Near East Circle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Circle.
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 East Circle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Circle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Circle, with the one closest to East Circle listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Highland Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robertson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rices Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (450 more) ...
- Shirley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alberta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jennings Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find East Circle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Circle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Circle, with the one closest to East Circle listed first.
- Northport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tuscaloosa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- University
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Coker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Englewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Cottondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Foster's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Romulus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Hull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Sylvan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Coaling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Brookwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Samantha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Dudley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Powers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Circle. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Circle.
Newspapers Published in East Circle ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Circle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Circle, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Circle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 East Circle:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Pickens 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 East Circle, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Circle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |