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 Harmon (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 Harmon. 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 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.
Harmon is located in Bibb 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 Bibb County: Chilton, Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby & Tuscaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Harmon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harmon:
- Bibb County (The home county of Harmon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Scottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Pondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Brent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- West Blocton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Maplesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Jemison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Moundville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Powers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Greensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Akron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Kimbrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Adger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Johns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- McCalla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Mobile Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- Ezra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Jonesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Hueytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Jericho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Brush Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Morgan Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Oakmulgee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Sprott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Aden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Sawmill Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Wilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Montevallo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bamford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Tulse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Brantleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Maylene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alabaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falliston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siluria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Pearson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Hagler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Vance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Duncanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Coaling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Brookwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cottondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Abernant
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Lake View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Alberta City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Holt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harmon, see our County-by-County Page for Harmon.
Cemeteries Near Harmon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmon.
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 Harmon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Hubbard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hubbard Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haysop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scottsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- George Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- Scottsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Harmon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harmon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Hagler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Scottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Pondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Vance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Coaling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bibbville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
- Brookwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Abercrombie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abercrombie is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercrombie
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Cottondale
(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 Harmon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmon.
Newspapers Published in Harmon ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmon, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harmon.
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 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 Harmon:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Bibb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chilton County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Shelby County
- Tuscaloosa 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> | 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- Harmon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Harmon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |