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 Guerryton (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 Guerryton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Guerryton is located in Bullock 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 Bullock County: Barbour, Macon, Montgomery, Pike & Russell.
Below are the counties that are near Guerryton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guerryton:
- Bullock County (The home county of Guerryton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerryton, with the one closest to Guerryton listed first.
- Three Notch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Union Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smuteye
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Inverness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Perote
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Fitzpatrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Postoak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Mitchell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerryton, with the one closest to Guerryton listed first.
- Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Comer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Hawkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Cotton Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Eufaula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerryton, with the one closest to Guerryton listed first.
- Marvyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Beauregard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Ridgewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prince Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Loachapoka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chewacla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerryton, with the one closest to Guerryton listed first.
- Armstrong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Fort Davis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Society Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Tuskegee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hardaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- La Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calebee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Notasulga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hornady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Liberty City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Shorter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- Cecil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerryton, with the one closest to Guerryton listed first.
- Saco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerryton, with the one closest to Guerryton listed first.
- Hurtsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Rutherford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Hatchechubbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Pittsview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Seale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hugley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Crawford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Cottonton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Jernigan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Holy Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Loflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Loflin is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Fort Mitchell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa County
- Tallapoosa City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Stewart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guerryton, with the one closest to Guerryton listed first.
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Omaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Guerryton, see our County-by-County Page for Guerryton.
Cemeteries Near Guerryton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guerryton.
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 Guerryton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guerryton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Guerryton, with the one closest to Guerryton listed first.
- Provo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glenford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brown Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Creek Stand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jericho Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hurtsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Creek Stand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warrior Stand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Borom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kendrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Guerryton had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Guerryton, with the one closest to Guerryton listed first.
- Enon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Suspension
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Suspension is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suspension
- Hurtsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Creek Stand
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creek Stand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand
- Warriorstand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warriorstand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand
- Three Notch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Uchee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uchee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uchee
- Cotton Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Fort Davis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Union Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hatchechubbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Society Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Aberfoil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aberfoil is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoil
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Guerryton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Guerryton.
Newspapers Published in Guerryton ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guerryton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guerryton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Guerryton.
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 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 Guerryton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Bullock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Russell County
- Tallapoosa County
- Stewart 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 Guerryton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Guerryton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |