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 Gosa (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 Gosa. 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.
Gosa is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter & Tuscaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Gosa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gosa:
- Greene County (The home county of Gosa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gosa, with the one closest to Gosa listed first.
- Eutaw
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Lizzieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Boligee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- West Greene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Mantua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Miller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Lewiston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gosa, with the one closest to Gosa listed first.
- Oak Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Akron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sawyerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Moundville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Arcola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Rosemary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Gallion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Newbern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gosa, with the one closest to Gosa listed first.
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Demopolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gosa, with the one closest to Gosa listed first.
- Brush Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Morgan Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gosa, with the one closest to Gosa listed first.
- Benevola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Olney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Aliceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McMullen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Beaver Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gosa, with the one closest to Gosa listed first.
- Gainesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Epes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- McDowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Sumterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Moore Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Panola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Panola is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Livingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Geiger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Brewersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Coatopa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Emelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gosa, with the one closest to Gosa listed first.
- Ralph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Foster's
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elrod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Duncanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Buhl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Coker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ingleside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Sahama Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Tuscaloosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kemper County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gosa, with the one closest to Gosa listed first.
- Binnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Giles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Noxubee County (MS)
- Cooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gosa, see our County-by-County Page for Gosa.
Cemeteries Near Gosa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gosa.
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 Gosa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gosa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gosa, with the one closest to Gosa listed first.
- New Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mesopotamia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes Rancher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McGiffert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sample Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- New Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pippen Place Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Gosa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gosa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gosa, with the one closest to Gosa listed first.
- Eutaw
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Sawyerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Boligee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Hebron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
- Forkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- West Greene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Mantua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Havana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Powers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Miller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Tishabee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tishabee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishabee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gosa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gosa.
Newspapers Published in Gosa ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gosa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gosa, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gosa.
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 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 Gosa:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hale County
- Marengo County
- Perry County
- Pickens County
- Sumter County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Kemper County
- Noxubee 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 Gosa, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gosa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |