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 Hannon (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 Hannon. 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.
Hannon is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Bullock, Elmore, Lee, Montgomery, Russell & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Hannon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hannon:
- Macon County (The home county of Hannon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannon, with the one closest to Hannon listed first.
- Armstrong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Fort Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Society Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Tuskegee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- La Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Notasulga
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Calebee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Hornady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Liberty City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Shorter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tysonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannon, with the one closest to Hannon listed first.
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Comer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Hawkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannon, with the one closest to Hannon listed first.
- Three Notch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Union Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Smuteye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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
- Fitzpatrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Perote
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Postoak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Elmore County
- Tallassee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannon, with the one closest to Hannon listed first.
- Marvyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Beauregard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Ridgewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Loachapoka
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Chewacla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bottle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Gwen Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- Cecil
(28 miles [45.1 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 Hannon, with the one closest to Hannon 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 Hannon, with the one closest to Hannon listed first.
- Hurtsboro
(6 miles [9.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Hatchechubbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Glenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Pittsview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Seale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hugley
(21 miles [33.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Jernigan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Loflin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Loflin is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Fort Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holy Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannon, with the one closest to Hannon listed first.
- Tallapoosa City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- East Tallassee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Reeltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Stewart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannon, with the one closest to Hannon listed first.
- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Omaha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hannon, see our County-by-County Page for Hannon.
Cemeteries Near Hannon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hannon.
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 Hannon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hannon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hannon, with the one closest to Hannon listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Provo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Creek Stand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creek Stand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warrior Stand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jericho Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurtsboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Borom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick 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>
While we didn't find Hannon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hannon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hannon, with the one closest to Hannon listed first.
- Guerryton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Guerryton is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerryton
- Suspension
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Suspension is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suspension
- Creek Stand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creek Stand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand
- Warriorstand
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warriorstand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand
- Enon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Hurtsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Three Notch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Cotton Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Fort Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Union Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Uchee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Uchee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uchee
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Society Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Pine Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Hatchechubbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hannon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hannon.
Newspapers Published in Hannon ...
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 Hannon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hannon, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hannon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hannon:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Elmore County
- Lee 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 Hannon, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hannon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |