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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 Enterprise (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 Enterprise. 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.

Enterprise is primarily located in Coffee County. A portion of Enterprise extends into 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 Coffee County: Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva & Pike.

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

  • Coffee County     (The home county of Enterprise)
  • Barbour County
  • Covington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
    • County Line
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • County Line is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Beulah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Beulah is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Opp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Onycha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Babbie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Babbie is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Horn Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Horn Hill is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Rose Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Crenshaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
    • Bullock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Peacock ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
    • Brantley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dale County
  • Geneva County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
    • Scranton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chancellor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bellwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bellwood is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Coffee Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Costilla ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Costilla is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
    • Dundee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Samson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Eunola ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Slocomb
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Black
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Black is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Henry County
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
    • Parker Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Parker Village is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
    • Taylor
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Tidwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tidwell is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
    • Merritts Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dothan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rehobeth
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Parish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Kinsey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kinsey is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
  • Pike County
  • Holmes County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
    • Esto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Noma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Izagora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Enterprise ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enterprise.

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 Enterprise - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Enterprise covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Enterprise City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Keyton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (288 more) ...
    • County Line Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Enterprise had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Enterprise had a population of 28,997 people.

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

  • Level Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Clintonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Daleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Damascus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Damascus is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Clayhatchee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tabernacle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
  • Coffee Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • High Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • High Bluff is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
  • Edwardsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Elba
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Highfalls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Highfalls is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
  • Newton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Newton is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Enterprise ...

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 Enterprise.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Enterprise. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Enterprise and those printed in the larger area surrounding Enterprise.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Enterprise.

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 Enterprise:

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>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 Enterprise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Enterprise) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.