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 Herbert (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 Herbert. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Herbert is located in Conecuh 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 Conecuh County: Butler, Covington, Escambia & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Herbert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Herbert:
- Conecuh County (The home county of Herbert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Mixonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Commerce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Owassa
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Wilcox
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Ramah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Rabb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Evergreen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Forest Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shacklesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Bolling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Starlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Industry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- McKenzie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oaky Streak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Honoraville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Cherokee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Highland Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Merrill Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Rutledge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Vernledge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Leon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Minter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Carlowville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Pleasant Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Kings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Belknap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Bragg's
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Fort Deposit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Collirene
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Mosses
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Sandy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Hayneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Letohatchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Davenport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Petronia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Pineville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pine Orchard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Beatrice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Burnt Corn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Tunnel Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Vredenburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Awin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Pine Apple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Schuster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Furman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- McBrydes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Snow Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- McWilliams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Ackerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Estelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Herbert, see our County-by-County Page for Herbert.
Cemeteries Near Herbert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herbert.
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 Herbert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Herbert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Butler Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crenshaw Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crenshaws Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- William Seale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Herbert had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Herbert, with the one closest to Herbert listed first.
- Forest Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shacklesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Butler Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Springs is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Springs
- Manningham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manningham is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningham
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Monterey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Awin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Bolling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Starlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Pine Apple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Searcy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Searcy is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
- Commerce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Georgiana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Herbert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Herbert.
Newspapers Published in Herbert ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herbert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Herbert, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Herbert.
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 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 Herbert:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Conecuh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Crenshaw County
- Dallas County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Wilcox 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 Herbert, 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- Herbert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |