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 Hamner (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 Hamner. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Hamner is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Choctaw, Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Kemper (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Noxubee (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Hamner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hamner:
- Sumter County (The home county of Hamner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamner, with the one closest to Hamner listed first.
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sumterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Emelle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Geiger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Gainesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Epes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Panola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Panola is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Moore Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
- Brewersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamner, with the one closest to Hamner listed first.
- Miller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Boligee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lizzieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- West Greene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Eutaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Forkland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Lewiston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Mantua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamner, with the one closest to Hamner listed first.
- Demopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamner, with the one closest to Hamner listed first.
- Aliceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Memphis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- McMullen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Benevola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Olney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Kemper County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamner, with the one closest to Hamner listed first.
- Giles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Electric Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Sucarnoochee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Binnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Scooba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wahalak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- De Kalb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lauderdale County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamner, with the one closest to Hamner listed first.
- Lockhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Smith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Daleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Noxubee County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamner, with the one closest to Hamner listed first.
- Cooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Shuqualak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Macon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hamner, see our County-by-County Page for Hamner.
Cemeteries Near Hamner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamner.
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 Hamner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hamner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hamner, with the one closest to Hamner listed first.
- Hutchenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Danner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McCainville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Souls Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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, Hamner had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hamner, with the one closest to Hamner listed first.
- Sumterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Boyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Giles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Sucarnoochee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Porterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Enondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enondale is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale
- Boligee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Binnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Warsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warsaw is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Scooba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hebron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
- Tamola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tamola is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hamner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hamner.
Newspapers Published in Hamner ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamner, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hamner:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Sumter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Marengo County
- Pickens County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale 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 Hamner, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |