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 Fatama (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 Fatama. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Fatama is located in Wilcox 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 Wilcox County: Butler, Clarke, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Fatama. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fatama:
- Wilcox County (The home county of Fatama)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fatama, with the one closest to Fatama listed first.
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Nellie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - McWilliams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McWilliams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Schuster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Asahel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Boykin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Ackerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Coy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Pine Apple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Yellow Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fatama, with the one closest to Fatama listed first.
- Forest Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Home <2>
- Starlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fatama, with the one closest to Fatama listed first.
- Nettleboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Atkeison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Dickinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Thomasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <2>
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fatama, with the one closest to Fatama listed first.
- Ramah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Commerce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Mixonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Bermuda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fatama, with the one closest to Fatama listed first.
- Carlowville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Minter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Crumptonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumptonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Belknap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Kings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Orrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Orrville is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <2>
- Safford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Safford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
- Safford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <2>
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Sardis is located in Dallas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fatama, with the one closest to Fatama listed first.
- Bragg's
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Collirene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fatama, with the one closest to Fatama listed first.
- Vineland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Ellison ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fatama, with the one closest to Fatama listed first.
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Vredenburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vredenburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Hybart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Beatrice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatrice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
- Beatrice is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <2>
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Pineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Natchez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Tunnel Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Pine Orchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Scratch Ankle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Peterman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fatama, see our County-by-County Page for Fatama.
Newspapers Published in Fatama ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fatama.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fatama, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fatama.
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 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 Fatama:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Wilcox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Conecuh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dallas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lowndes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marengo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Butler County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Wilcox County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Wilcox County
Cemeteries Near Fatama ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fatama.
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 Fatama covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fatama, with the one closest to Fatama listed first.
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- McCaskill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCaskill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCaskill Cemetery
- Reaves Chapel Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reaves Chapel Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305285 <5>
- Wheeler Quarter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Quarter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Quarter Cemetery
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apple Grove Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
- Capell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21970 <5>
- Dees Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dees Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buena Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buena Vista Cemetery
- Camden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1493495 <5>
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Older Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Older Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Older Hill Cemetery
- Society Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Society Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Society Hill Cemetery
- Basidonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basidonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basidonia Cemetery
- Older Hill Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fatama had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fatama, with the one closest to Fatama listed first.
- Chestnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rosebud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Nellie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Turkestan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Allenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Rockwest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Tinela
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Lovan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Pineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Natchez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Tilden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - River Ridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge
- River Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Natchez
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fatama. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fatama.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fatama. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Fatama) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fatama. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8990, Longitude: -87.2355 In this case, the coordinates for Fatama have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fatama, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |