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 Fitzpatrick (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 Fitzpatrick. 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.
Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock 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 Bullock County: Barbour, Macon, Montgomery, Pike & Russell.
Below are the counties that are near Fitzpatrick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fitzpatrick:
- Bullock County (The home county of Fitzpatrick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzpatrick, with the one closest to Fitzpatrick listed first.
- Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Inverness
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inverness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Inverness
- From Fitzpatrick to Inverness
- Three Notch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Perote
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perote have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Pine Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smuteye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw County
- Highland Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzpatrick, with the one closest to Fitzpatrick listed first.
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fusihatchi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Ware
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ware. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ware
- From Fitzpatrick to Ware
- Tallassee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Elmore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <1>
- Claud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Wetumpka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eclectic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzpatrick, with the one closest to Fitzpatrick listed first.
- Hardaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardaway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Fort Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
- Fort Davis is located in Macon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Davis <1>
- Calebee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- La Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Place
- From Fitzpatrick to La Place
- Armstrong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Shorter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
- Shorter is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <1>
- Tysonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
- Hornady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Tuskegee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Notasulga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notasulga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notasulga
- Notasulga is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notasulga <1>
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzpatrick, with the one closest to Fitzpatrick listed first.
- Cecil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waugh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Pine Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pike Road
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Meigs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunshine Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Ramer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grady
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Grady is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <1>
- Ada
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzpatrick, with the one closest to Fitzpatrick listed first.
- Orion
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orion
- From Fitzpatrick to Orion
- Saco
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saco
- From Fitzpatrick to Saco
- Linwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Linwood
- From Fitzpatrick to Linwood
- Meeksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Needmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Pike County
- McClure Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Ansley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Youngblood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Banks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <1>
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckhorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Buckhorn
- From Fitzpatrick to Buckhorn
- Russell County
- Hurtsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitzpatrick, with the one closest to Fitzpatrick listed first.
- East Tallassee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tallapoosa City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallapoosa City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Reeltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Church Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fitzpatrick, see our County-by-County Page for Fitzpatrick.
Cemeteries Near Fitzpatrick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fitzpatrick.
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 Fitzpatrick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fitzpatrick, with the one closest to Fitzpatrick listed first.
- Fitzpatrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzpatrick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitzpatrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Penile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penile Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Silah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cornerstone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornerstone Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornerstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Haines Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haines Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haines Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grimm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hardaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardaway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Orange Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oswalt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oswalt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oswalt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Pickett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Meriwether Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meriwether Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meriwether Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Fitzpatrick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fitzpatrick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fitzpatrick, with the one closest to Fitzpatrick listed first.
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Thompson is located in Bullock County
- Shopton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shopton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopton
- Shopton is located in Bullock County
- Hector
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Hector is located in Bullock County
- Cross Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Macon County
- Mount Hillard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hillard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hillard
- Mount Hillard is located in Bullock County
- Fort Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
- Fort Davis is located in Macon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Davis <1>
- Union Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Place
- From Fitzpatrick to La Place
- Cotton Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
- Shorter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
- Shorter is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <1>
- China Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- China Grove is located in Pike County
- Pine Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Postoak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aberfoil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberfoil have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoil
- Aberfoil is located in Bullock County
- Pike Road
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fitzpatrick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fitzpatrick.
Newspapers Published in Fitzpatrick ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fitzpatrick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fitzpatrick, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fitzpatrick.
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 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 Fitzpatrick:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Bullock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crenshaw County
- Elmore County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Russell County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fitzpatrick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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> | 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. |
<3> | 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. |
<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 Fitzpatrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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- Fitzpatrick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fitzpatrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2167, Longitude: -85.8888 |