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 Eiler (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 Eiler. 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.
Eiler is located in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County: Clarke, Marengo, Sumter, Washington, Clarke (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Wayne (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Eiler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eiler:
- Choctaw County (The home county of Eiler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eiler, with the one closest to Eiler listed first.
- Okatuppa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Melvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Needham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Toxey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Gilbertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Emory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Souwilpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Isney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Bolinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eiler, with the one closest to Eiler listed first.
- West Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Coffeeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Campbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eiler, with the one closest to Eiler listed first.
- Putnam
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Nanafalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eiler, with the one closest to Eiler listed first.
- Kinterbish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eiler, with the one closest to Eiler listed first.
- Healing Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Millry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Copeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Frankville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bigbee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Clarke County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eiler, with the one closest to Eiler listed first.
- Junction City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Gin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gin is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Shubuta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- De Soto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Quitman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stonewall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Barnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Jasper County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eiler, with the one closest to Eiler listed first.
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Jasper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Stafford Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Vossburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Lauderdale County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eiler, with the one closest to Eiler listed first.
- Increase
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Whynot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Vimville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Wayne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eiler, with the one closest to Eiler listed first.
- Matherville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Waynesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsons Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Whistler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Chicora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Clara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clara is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eiler, see our County-by-County Page for Eiler.
Cemeteries Near Eiler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eiler.
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 Eiler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eiler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eiler, with the one closest to Eiler listed first.
- Brightwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bogueloosa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paragon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonner Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Everett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carmichael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Berry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Eiler in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eiler.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eiler, with the one closest to Eiler listed first.
- Melvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Lusk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lusk is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hinton is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Carmichael
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carmichael is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Matherville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Emory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Souwilpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Isney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Silas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Womack Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Butler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tokio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tokio is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Energy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Ararat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ararat is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Pushmataha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eiler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eiler.
Newspapers Published in Eiler ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eiler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eiler, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eiler.
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 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 Eiler:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Choctaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Marengo County
- Sumter County
- Washington County
- Clarke County
- Jasper County
- Lauderdale County
- Wayne 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 Eiler, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eiler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |