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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 Gallion (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 Gallion. 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 and 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.

Gallion is located in Hale 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 Hale County: Bibb, Greene, Marengo, Perry & Tuscaloosa.

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

  • Hale County     (The home county of Gallion)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gallion, with the one closest to Gallion listed first.
    • Prairieville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Arcola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Hale County
    • Newbern
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
      • Newbern is located in Hale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Rosemary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosemary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
      • Rosemary is located in Hale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rosemary
      • From Gallion to Rosemary
    • Greensboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sawyerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerville
      • Sawyerville is located in Hale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyerville <3>
    • Akron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
      • Oak Village is located in Hale County
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gallion, with the one closest to Gallion listed first.
    • Cedahoma ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
      • Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
    • Tompkinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pelham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Choctaw County
    • Pennington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Choctaw City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
      • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gallion, with the one closest to Gallion listed first.
    • Browns
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
      • Browns is located in Dallas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Browns
      • From Gallion to Browns
    • Central Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Massillon ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massillon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
      • Massillon is located in Dallas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Massillon
      • From Gallion to Massillon
    • Safford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Safford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Marion Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Harrell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
      • Harrell is located in Dallas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harrell
      • From Gallion to Harrell
    • Orrville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Greene County
  • Marengo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gallion, with the one closest to Gallion listed first.
    • Tombigbee ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tombigbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
      • Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
    • Aigleville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aigleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
      • Aigleville is located in Marengo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aigleville
      • From Gallion to Aigleville
    • Faunsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faunsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunsdale
      • Faunsdale is located in Marengo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faunsdale <3>
    • Demopolis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Siddonsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Marengo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dayton
      • From Gallion to Dayton
    • Providence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Marengo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Pin Hook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Linden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Crenshaw ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
      • Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
    • Hugo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hugo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Marengo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hugo
      • From Gallion to Hugo
    • Thomaston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
      • Thomaston is located in Marengo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gallion, with the one closest to Gallion listed first.
    • Uniontown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ellawhite
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellawhite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
      • Ellawhite is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellawhite
      • From Gallion to Ellawhite
    • The Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • The Village is located in Perry County
    • Freetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brush Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brush Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
      • Brush Creek is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brush Creek
      • From Gallion to Brush Creek
    • Marion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gallion, with the one closest to Gallion listed first.
    • McDowell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McDowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
      • McDowell is located in Sumter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McDowell
      • From Gallion to McDowell
    • Coatopa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Brewersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Whitfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
      • Whitfield is located in Sumter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitfield
      • From Gallion to Whitfield
    • Arrington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
      • Arrington is located in Sumter County
    • Moore Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
      • Moore Town is located in Sumter County
    • Bellamy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Epes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
      • Epes is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Derby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Livingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
    • Intercourse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gallion, with the one closest to Gallion listed first.
    • Alberta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Wilcox County
    • Catherine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gastonburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
      • Lamison is located in Wilcox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lamison
      • From Gallion to Lamison
    • Bethel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Wilcox County
    • Rehoboth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rehoboth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
      • Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rehoboth
      • From Gallion to Rehoboth
    • Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairie Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
      • Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
      • Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
      • Dale
      • Daletown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Prairie Bluff
      • From Gallion to Prairie Bluff

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

Cemeteries Near Gallion ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gallion.

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 Gallion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John the Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John the Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allenville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allenville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evening Star Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evening Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evening Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willis - Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis - Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis - Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Spring Hill Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Spring Hill Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Spring Hill Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (340 more) ...
    • Memorial Garden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Memorial Garden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Garden
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gallion had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Old Spring Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
    • Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
  • Arcola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tombigbee ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tombigbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
    • Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
  • Faunsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faunsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunsdale
    • Faunsdale is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faunsdale <3>
  • Laneville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
    • Laneville is located in Hale County
  • Demopolis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedarville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Hale County
  • Dayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dayton
    • From Gallion to Dayton
  • Sunshine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in Hale County
  • Whitsitt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitsitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsitt
    • Whitsitt is located in Hale County
  • Uniontown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Newbern
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
    • Newbern is located in Hale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
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    • McDowell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McDowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
      • McDowell is located in Sumter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McDowell
      • From Gallion to McDowell
    • Jefferson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Marengo County
    • Belmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Sumter County

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

Newspapers Published in Gallion ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gallion.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gallion, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gallion.

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 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 Gallion:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gallion. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Gallion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Gallion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gallion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4979, Longitude: -87.7142       In this case, the coordinates for Gallion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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