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 Grady (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 Grady. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Grady 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 Grady. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grady:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Grady)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grady, with the one closest to Grady listed first.
- Ramer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lapine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Red Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Pine Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pintlala
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Pike Road
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hope Hull
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- English Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Cecil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Young Forte Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grady, with the one closest to Grady listed first.
- Postoak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Fitzpatrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Mitchell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Inverness
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Perote
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Union Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Butler County
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee County
- Wilkinstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grady, with the one closest to Grady listed first.
- Highland Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Honoraville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Vernledge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Vidette
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Luverne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rutledge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Social Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Cherokee Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Brantley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elmore County
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grady, with the one closest to Grady listed first.
- Davenport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sandy Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Letohatchee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Fort Deposit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hayneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Lowndesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mosses
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grady, with the one closest to Grady listed first.
- Hardaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Tysonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grady, with the one closest to Grady listed first.
- Kent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Ansley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Orion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wingard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Meeksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Youngblood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Needmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- McClure Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Hallsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grady, see our County-by-County Page for Grady.
Cemeteries Near Grady ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grady.
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 Grady - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grady covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grady, with the one closest to Grady listed first.
- Sentell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fannin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belsor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chesser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Cauthens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grady had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grady, with the one closest to Grady listed first.
- Ramer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lapine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Naftel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Naftel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naftel
- Bradleyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bradleyton is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyton
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Meadville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Strata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strata is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strata
- Highland Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Ansley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Curry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Curry is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Pine Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Petrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grady. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grady.
Newspapers Published in Grady ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grady.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grady, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grady.
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 Grady:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bullock County
- Butler County
- Coffee County
- Crenshaw County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Pike 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 Grady, 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 from Point A (ie- Grady) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |