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 Flatwood (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 Flatwood. 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 doctors 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.
Flatwood is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Autauga, Bullock, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Flatwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flatwood:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Flatwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwood, with the one closest to Flatwood listed first.
- Boylston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Madison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Capitol Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Sunshine Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- New Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Gibbs Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Young Forte Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- English Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mount Meigs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Stone's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwood, with the one closest to Flatwood listed first.
- Millbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Melmar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Pine Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Booth
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Marbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Autaugaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Haynes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Billingsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwood, with the one closest to Flatwood listed first.
- Mitchell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwood, with the one closest to Flatwood listed first.
- Mountain Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwood, with the one closest to Flatwood listed first.
- Equality
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Pentonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Nixburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Cottage Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Rockford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwood, with the one closest to Flatwood listed first.
- Prattville Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Blue Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Coosada
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wetumpka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Adkin Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Deatsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holtville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Claud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwood, with the one closest to Flatwood listed first.
- Burkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Lowndesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Hayneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- White Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Mosses
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwood, with the one closest to Flatwood listed first.
- Tysonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Calebee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Hornady
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- La Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hardaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwood, with the one closest to Flatwood listed first.
- East Tallassee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Tallapoosa City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Reeltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flatwood, see our County-by-County Page for Flatwood.
Cemeteries Near Flatwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flatwood.
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 Flatwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flatwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flatwood, with the one closest to Flatwood listed first.
- Williams and Lockhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wescott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haggerty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rives Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Remount Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Larkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Flatwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flatwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flatwood, with the one closest to Flatwood listed first.
- Jackson's Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wetumpka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Barachias
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barachias is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barachias
- Mount Meigs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Prattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stone's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Perry's Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Deatsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hope Hull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holtville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Pike Road
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flatwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flatwood.
Newspapers Published in Flatwood ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flatwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flatwood, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flatwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Flatwood:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Tallapoosa 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 Flatwood, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flatwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |