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 Gilmore Quarters (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 Gilmore Quarters. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Gilmore Quarters is located in Hale 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 Hale County: Bibb, Greene, Marengo, Perry & Tuscaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Gilmore Quarters. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilmore Quarters:
- Hale County (The home county of Gilmore Quarters)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore Quarters, with the one closest to Gilmore Quarters listed first.
- Arcola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Sawyerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gallion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Rosemary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Greensboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Akron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Powers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Moundville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Choctaw County
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore Quarters, with the one closest to Gilmore Quarters listed first.
- Browns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Central Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore Quarters, with the one closest to Gilmore Quarters listed first.
- Forkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Eutaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boligee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lizzieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Miller
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- West Greene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Mantua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore Quarters, with the one closest to Gilmore Quarters listed first.
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Demopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Faunsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Siddonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Pin Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore Quarters, with the one closest to Gilmore Quarters listed first.
- Uniontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Ellawhite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Morgan Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Freetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jericho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Vilula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilmore Quarters, with the one closest to Gilmore Quarters listed first.
- McDowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Brewersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Coatopa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Moore Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Epes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Arrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Livingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bellamy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Gainesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Whitfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Sumterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Tuscaloosa County
- Ralph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gilmore Quarters, see our County-by-County Page for Gilmore Quarters.
Cemeteries Near Gilmore Quarters ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilmore Quarters.
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 Gilmore Quarters - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gilmore Quarters covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gilmore Quarters, with the one closest to Gilmore Quarters listed first.
- Arington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Creehill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Birdine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Evening Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Longer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Micken Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pickens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Limestone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Green Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Green Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Gilmore Quarters in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gilmore Quarters.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gilmore Quarters, with the one closest to Gilmore Quarters listed first.
- Arcola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Forkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Demopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sawyerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gallion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- McDowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Whitsitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitsitt is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsitt
- Greensboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tishabee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tishabee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishabee
- Old Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Laneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laneville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gilmore Quarters. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilmore Quarters.
Newspapers Published in Gilmore Quarters ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilmore Quarters.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilmore Quarters, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilmore Quarters.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Gilmore Quarters:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Hale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Marengo County
- Perry County
- Sumter County
- Tuscaloosa 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilmore Quarters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Gilmore Quarters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |