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 Gap of the Mountain (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 Gap of the Mountain. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Gap of the Mountain is located in Chilton 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 Chilton County: Autauga, Bibb, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Gap of the Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gap of the Mountain:
- Chilton County (The home county of Gap of the Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap of the Mountain, with the one closest to Gap of the Mountain listed first.
- Jumbo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Clanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thorsby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jemison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Verbena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Maplesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Riderville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap of the Mountain, with the one closest to Gap of the Mountain listed first.
- Marbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Billingsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Haynes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Pine Level
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Vine Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Booth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Jones
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Melmar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Fremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap of the Mountain, with the one closest to Gap of the Mountain listed first.
- Tucker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Oakley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Brierfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Lawley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Active
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Eddings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Seymour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Clay County
- Hollins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap of the Mountain, with the one closest to Gap of the Mountain listed first.
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Dollar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Weogufka
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Pentonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Rockford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stewartville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Hissop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Cottage Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Mount Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Nixburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Dallas County
- Plantersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap of the Mountain, with the one closest to Gap of the Mountain listed first.
- Lightwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Titus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deatsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Adkin Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Elmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap of the Mountain, with the one closest to Gap of the Mountain listed first.
- Oakmulgee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap of the Mountain, with the one closest to Gap of the Mountain listed first.
- Pine Grove Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Calera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Montevallo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Wilsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saginaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Maylene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brantleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Siluria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap of the Mountain, with the one closest to Gap of the Mountain listed first.
- Talladega Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fayetteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Gantts Quarry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Comerdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Mignon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Sylacauga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zubers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Bon Air
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Childersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gap of the Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Gap of the Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Gap of the Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gap of the Mountain.
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 Gap of the Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gap of the Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gap of the Mountain, with the one closest to Gap of the Mountain listed first.
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pinedale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hardiman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksons Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lomax Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Chilton County Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Gap of the Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gap of the Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gap of the Mountain, with the one closest to Gap of the Mountain listed first.
- Lomax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Clanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jumbo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Quinsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quinsey is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey
- Jemison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Dollar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Kincheon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kincheon is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheon
- Verbena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Marble Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Gold Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Calera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Calera is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Calera
- Mountain Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Moriah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moriah is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gap of the Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gap of the Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Gap of the Mountain ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gap of the Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gap of the Mountain, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gap of the Mountain.
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 Gap of the Mountain:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Chilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Perry County
- Shelby County
- Talladega 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> | 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 Gap of the Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Gap of the Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |