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 Hayes (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 Hayes. 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 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.
Hayes is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Barbour, Dale, Houston, Clay (GA) & Early (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Hayes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hayes:
- Henry County (The home county of Hayes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes, with the one closest to Hayes listed first.
- Shorterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Haleburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Abbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakey Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Graball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Capps
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Screamer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Headland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes, with the one closest to Hayes listed first.
- Bakerhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Cotton Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Eufaula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes, with the one closest to Hayes listed first.
- Bertha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Clopton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Grimes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Midland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mabson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Skipperville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Pinckard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes, with the one closest to Hayes listed first.
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Williams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Barber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Kinsey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Webb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Cowarts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Tidwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Dothan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes, with the one closest to Hayes listed first.
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morgan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Clay County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes, with the one closest to Hayes listed first.
- Fort Gaines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Bellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Early County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes, with the one closest to Hayes listed first.
- Blakely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Sawhatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hentown is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Cedar Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Douglasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Douglasville is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Damascus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Jakin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Miller County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes, with the one closest to Hayes listed first.
- Mayhaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Colquitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes, with the one closest to Hayes listed first.
- Hatcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Morris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Randolph County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayes, with the one closest to Hayes listed first.
- Coleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cuthbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wades
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wades is located in Randolph County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hayes, see our County-by-County Page for Hayes.
Cemeteries Near Hayes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hayes.
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 Hayes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hayes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hayes, with the one closest to Hayes listed first.
- New Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove AME Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shorterville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adoniram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haleburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mercier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ft. Gaines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Old Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Hayes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hayes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hayes, with the one closest to Hayes listed first.
- Shorterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Hardwickburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hardwickburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwickburg
- Fort Gaines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Balkum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Balkum is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum
- Pecan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Blakely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Otho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Otho is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
- Coleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Headland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Barber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hayes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hayes.
Newspapers Published in Hayes ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hayes, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hayes.
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 Hayes:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Dale County
- Houston County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Early County
- Miller County
- Quitman County
- Randolph 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hayes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hayes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |