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 Ethelsville (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 Ethelsville. 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 doctors 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.
Ethelsville is located in Pickens 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 Pickens County: Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Lowndes (MS) & Noxubee (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Ethelsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ethelsville:
- Pickens County (The home county of Ethelsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethelsville, with the one closest to Ethelsville listed first.
- Macedonia
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Stafford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- McShan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Coal Fire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Archer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Reform
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stansel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Carrollton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Pickensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Bell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Beaver Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethelsville, with the one closest to Ethelsville listed first.
- Ashcraft Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Belk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Fayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethelsville, with the one closest to Ethelsville listed first.
- Lewiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Mantua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethelsville, with the one closest to Ethelsville listed first.
- Fernbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Millport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Hightogy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethelsville, with the one closest to Ethelsville listed first.
- Echola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Elrod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Buhl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Clay County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethelsville, with the one closest to Ethelsville listed first.
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Clay County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Vinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton is located in Clay County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whites
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Clay County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Lowndes County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethelsville, with the one closest to Ethelsville listed first.
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kolola Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Artesia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Crawford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (MS)
- Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Noxubee County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ethelsville, with the one closest to Ethelsville listed first.
- Ravine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Deerbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Brooksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <1>
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Cooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Oktibbeha County (MS)
- Sessums
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ethelsville, see our County-by-County Page for Ethelsville.
Cemeteries Near Ethelsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ethelsville.
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 Ethelsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ethelsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ethelsville, with the one closest to Ethelsville listed first.
- Strawbridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ethelsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old El Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (413 more) ...
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Possum Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Ethelsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ethelsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ethelsville, with the one closest to Ethelsville listed first.
- Stafford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Coal Fire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Reform
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Steens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steens is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steens
- Millport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Bigbee Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bigbee Valley is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Valley
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Palmetto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Bell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dillburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dillburg is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillburg
- Cliftonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cliftonville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ethelsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ethelsville.
Newspapers Published in Ethelsville ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ethelsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ethelsville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ethelsville.
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 Ethelsville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Pickens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Lamar County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Clay County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Noxubee County
- Oktibbeha 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ethelsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Ethelsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |