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 Garden Square (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 Garden Square. 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.
Name Variations for Garden Square ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Garden Square: Garden Sq. (or less commonly used: Garden Sqr.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Garden Square 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 Garden Square. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garden Square:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Garden Square)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Square, with the one closest to Garden Square listed first.
- Boylston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- New Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Capitol Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Montgomery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Sunshine Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Highland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Gibbs Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Young Forte Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- English Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Stone's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Hope Hull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Square, with the one closest to Garden Square listed first.
- Millbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Melmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Pine Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Booth
(17 miles [27.4 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 northwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Autaugaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Marbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Haynes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Jones Bluff Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Square, with the one closest to Garden Square listed first.
- Mitchell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(26 miles [41.8 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 Garden Square, with the one closest to Garden Square listed first.
- Mountain Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(26 miles [41.8 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 Garden Square, with the one closest to Garden Square listed first.
- Equality
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Pentonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Nixburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Square, with the one closest to Garden Square listed first.
- Prattville Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Coosada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Robinson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Wetumpka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adkin Hill
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Deatsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Holtville
(15 miles [24.1 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
(17 miles [27.4 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 Garden Square, with the one closest to Garden Square listed first.
- Burkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Lowndesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Hayneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- White Hall
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Sandy Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Gordonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Petronia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Square, with the one closest to Garden Square listed first.
- Tysonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Calebee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Hornady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- La Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Hardaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Square, with the one closest to Garden Square listed first.
- East Tallassee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Tallapoosa City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garden Square, see our County-by-County Page for Garden Square.
Cemeteries Near Garden Square ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garden Square.
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 Garden Square - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garden Square covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garden Square, with the one closest to Garden Square listed first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Remount Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westcott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams and Lockhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montgomery Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Montgomery.
- The Montgomery Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Heights Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #685952 <2>
- Glenn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rives Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wescott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kendal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Garden Square in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garden Square.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garden Square, with the one closest to Garden Square listed first.
- Montgomery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson's Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
- Robinson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Elmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stone's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Barachias
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barachias is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barachias
- McGehee's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McGehee's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee's
- Hope Hull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wetumpka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Snowdoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Snowdoun is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdoun
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Perry's Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
- Mount Meigs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Pike Road
(12 miles [19.3 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 Garden Square. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garden Square.
Newspapers Published in Garden Square ...
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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garden Square.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garden Square, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garden Square.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Garden Square:
- 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 Garden Square, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garden Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |