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 Hepzibah (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 Hepzibah. 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 and doctors 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.
Hepzibah is located in Talladega 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 Talladega County: Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Saint Clair & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Hepzibah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hepzibah:
- Talladega County (The home county of Hepzibah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepzibah, with the one closest to Hepzibah listed first.
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Windsong Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Logan Martin Dam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Talladega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Winterboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Rendalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Waldo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blount County
- Dale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepzibah, with the one closest to Hepzibah listed first.
- Eastaboga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Bynum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Macon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Eulaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Cobb Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Hobson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Bera ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepzibah, with the one closest to Hepzibah listed first.
- Chambers Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Erin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Hollins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Millerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Harkins Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Elder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Haynes Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Lineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Cleburne County
- Abel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepzibah, with the one closest to Hepzibah listed first.
- Stewartville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Mount Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Goodwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weogufka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepzibah, with the one closest to Hepzibah listed first.
- Leeds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Scott City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Roper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Lola City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Breakstone Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- McCombs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Cahaba Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Trussville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepzibah, with the one closest to Hepzibah listed first.
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Cropwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glen City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Avondale Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Pell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seddon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cook's Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Coal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Brompton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hepzibah, with the one closest to Hepzibah listed first.
- Calcis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Harpersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sterrett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vandiver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dunavant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunnavant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Westover
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Wilsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Bridgeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Chelsea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Purdy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hepzibah, see our County-by-County Page for Hepzibah.
Cemeteries Near Hepzibah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hepzibah.
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 Hepzibah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hepzibah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hepzibah, with the one closest to Hepzibah listed first.
- Freeze Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Allen - Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Armbrester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Florence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mardisville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Valley Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Pell City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26861 <3>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Hepzibah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hepzibah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hepzibah, with the one closest to Hepzibah listed first.
- Renfroe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Renfroe is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
- Stemley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stemley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- East Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Cropwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Talladega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berney's
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Rendalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Pell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Seddon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hepzibah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hepzibah.
Newspapers Published in Hepzibah ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hepzibah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hepzibah, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hepzibah.
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 helpful 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 Hepzibah:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Talladega County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hepzibah) 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 Hepzibah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |