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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 Hackneyville (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 Hackneyville. 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 and hospitals 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.

Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tallapoosa County: Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon & Randolph.

Below are the counties that are near Hackneyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hackneyville:

  • Tallapoosa County     (The home county of Hackneyville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hackneyville, with the one closest to Hackneyville listed first.
    • Cowpens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Goldville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • New Site
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Alexander City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander City
      • Alexander City is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander City <2>
    • Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkehatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
      • Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jacksons' Gap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Emuckfaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emuckfaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
      • Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Matilda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
      • Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Daviston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Our Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dadeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
      • Dadeville is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <2>
    • Frog Eye
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Truett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Truett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
      • Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Truett
      • From Hackneyville to Truett
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hackneyville, with the one closest to Hackneyville listed first.
    • Abanda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Milltown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Milltown is located in Chambers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milltown
      • From Hackneyville to Milltown
    • Red Level
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Blackman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
      • Blackman is located in Chambers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blackman
      • From Hackneyville to Blackman
    • Clackville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Penton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Chapel Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Waverly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Clay County
  • Coosa County
  • Elmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hackneyville, with the one closest to Hackneyville listed first.
    • Irma ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
      • Irma is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irma
      • From Hackneyville to Irma
    • Jordan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jordan
      • From Hackneyville to Jordan
    • Seman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
      • Seman is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seman
      • From Hackneyville to Seman
    • Central
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Eclectic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Kent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
  • Hale County
    • Erie ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Hale County
  • Lee County
    • Roxana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
      • Roxana is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roxana
      • From Hackneyville to Roxana
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hackneyville, with the one closest to Hackneyville listed first.
    • Almond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Almond is located in Randolph County
    • Wadley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Wadley is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <2>
    • Malone Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
      • Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
    • Forester Chapel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ofelia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ofelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
      • Ofelia is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ofelia
      • From Hackneyville to Ofelia
    • Christiana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Peavy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hackneyville, with the one closest to Hackneyville listed first.
    • Chandler Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Oldfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oldfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
      • Oldfield is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oldfield
      • From Hackneyville to Oldfield
    • Mignon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mignon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
      • Mignon is located in Talladega County
    • Sycamore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Talladega County
    • Sylacauga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Abihka ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abihka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
      • Abihka is located in Talladega County
    • Rendalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rendalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
      • Rendalia is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rendalia
      • From Hackneyville to Rendalia
    • Gantts Quarry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gantts Quarry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
      • Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
    • Waldo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Waldo is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Comerdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Winterboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
      • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
    • Oak Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
    • Zubers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hackneyville, see our County-by-County Page for Hackneyville.

Cemeteries Near Hackneyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hackneyville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hackneyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hackneyville, with the one closest to Hackneyville listed first.

  • Hackneyville Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackneyville Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackneyville Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hackneyville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackneyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackneyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillabee Campground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillabee Campground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillabee Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seleta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seleta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seleta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dillard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Craft Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craft Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (340 more) ...
    • Kennedy - Christian - Sasser Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy - Christian - Sasser Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy - Christian - Sasser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sunny Level Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Level Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hackneyville had a population of 77 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hackneyville, with the one closest to Hackneyville listed first.

  • Cowpens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Goodwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kellyton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Alexander City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander City
    • Alexander City is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander City <2>
  • New Site
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bluff Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
    • Bluff Springs is located in Clay County
  • Millerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mount Olive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Tohopeka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tohopeka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tohopeka
    • Tohopeka is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Zana ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
    • Zana is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Gibsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
    • Gibsonville is located in Clay County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hackneyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hackneyville.

Newspapers Published in Hackneyville ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hackneyville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hackneyville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hackneyville.

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 Hackneyville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hackneyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Hackneyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Hackneyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hackneyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0602, Longitude: -85.9322    









 

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