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 Hestle (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 Hestle. 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 doctors and 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.
Hestle is located in Wilcox 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 Wilcox County: Butler, Clarke, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Hestle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hestle:
- Wilcox County (The home county of Hestle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hestle, with the one closest to Hestle listed first.
- Pine Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Lower Peach Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Yellow Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Kimbrough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Coy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Anne Manie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Asahel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Lamison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Nellie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Rockwest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Millers Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hestle, with the one closest to Hestle listed first.
- Tompkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Lavaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hestle, with the one closest to Hestle listed first.
- Atkeison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nettleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Dickinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Glover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Grove Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whatley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Zimco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Morvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Suggsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Toddtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hestle, with the one closest to Hestle listed first.
- Central Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Crumptonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Safford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hestle, with the one closest to Hestle listed first.
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Dixon's Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Moss ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Flatwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Sweet Water
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Consul
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Hugo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Thomaston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Half Acre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Nanafalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hestle, with the one closest to Hestle listed first.
- Hybart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Vredenburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Scratch Ankle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Claiborne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Beatrice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perdue Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Tunnel Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hestle, see our County-by-County Page for Hestle.
Cemeteries Near Hestle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hestle.
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 Hestle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hestle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hestle, with the one closest to Hestle listed first.
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Independence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Airmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finley Crossing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Crossing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Finley Crossing Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Atkeison
- Shamburger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danzy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Mt. Andrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Hestle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hestle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hestle, with the one closest to Hestle listed first.
- Sunny South
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunny South is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny South
- Culpeper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Culpeper is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
- Pine Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Atkeison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rural
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rural is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Lower Peach Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Choctaw Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
- Yellow Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Kimbrough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Coy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Clayhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clayhill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hestle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hestle.
Newspapers Published in Hestle ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hestle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hestle, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hestle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hestle:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Wilcox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Dallas County
- Marengo County
- Monroe 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 Hestle, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hestle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |