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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 Halcyon (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 Halcyon. 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 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 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.

Halcyon 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 Halcyon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halcyon:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Halcyon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
    • Sunshine Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
    • Mount Meigs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
    • Madison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Madison is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Pike Road
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Capitol Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
    • Waugh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Waugh is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
    • Boylston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Boylston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
    • Montgomery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • New Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • New Town is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Highland Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Young Forte Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
    • Cecil
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cecil is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • English Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • English Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Autauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
    • Millbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Prattville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Melmar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Melmar is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
    • Pine Level
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Level is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Booth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Booth is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
    • Gibbons ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gibbons is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
    • Autaugaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
    • Marbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bullock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
    • Mitchell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mitchell is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Fitzpatrick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
    • Union Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chilton County
    • Mountain Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
  • Coosa County
    • Equality
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Equality is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
  • Crenshaw County
  • Elmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
    • Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
    • Blue Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
    • Ware
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ware is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
    • Wetumpka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Prattville Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
    • Coosada
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
    • Claud
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Claud is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
    • Adkin Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
      • Adkin Hill has also been known as:
      • Atkins Hill
    • Eclectic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Tallassee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deatsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
    • Burkville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Burkville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
    • Davenport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Davenport is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Letohatchee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
    • Hayneville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowndesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
    • Tysonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Tysonville is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
    • Shorter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Calebee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Calebee is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
    • La Place
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • La Place is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
    • Hardaway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hardaway is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
    • Hornady
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hornady is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
    • Franklin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Fort Davis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tuskegee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Liberty City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty City is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
    • Kent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Kent is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Orion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Orion is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halcyon, with the one closest to Halcyon listed first.
    • East Tallassee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
    • Tallapoosa City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
    • Reeltown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown

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

Cemeteries Near Halcyon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halcyon.

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 Halcyon - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Freeman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Flora Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ray Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinkston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wescott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mount Meigs.
    • The Antioch Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lucas Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21263 <2>
  • Eastwood Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Larkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (314 more) ...
    • Perrys Mill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ashurst Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gilder Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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>

While we didn't find Halcyon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halcyon.

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

  • Barachias
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Barachias is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barachias
  • Perry's Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
  • Mount Meigs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
  • Pike Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ware
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ware is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
  • Snowdoun
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Snowdoun is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdoun
  • Jackson's Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
  • Wetumpka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hope Hull
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tharin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tharin is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharin
  • McGehee's
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McGehee's is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee's
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Le Grand
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Le Grand is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
    • Shorter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Elmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Halcyon ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halcyon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halcyon, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halcyon.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Halcyon:

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 Halcyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halcyon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.