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 Hillview (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 Hillview. 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.
Hillview is located in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Hillview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillview:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Hillview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
- Peterson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Cottondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Alberta City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Wood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- University
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Brookwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coaling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Sahama Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Tuscaloosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Northport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Front Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
- North Bibb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Blocton Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Green Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- West Blocton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Scottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Italian Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mantua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
- Moundville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Powers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Akron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
- Kimbrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Adger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Johns
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Ezra
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Toadvine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- McCalla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Hueytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Mobile Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- Black Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Perry County
- Brush Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
- Gordo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lubbub
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Bell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
- Aden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Sawmill Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Bamford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillview, see our County-by-County Page for Hillview.
Cemeteries Near Hillview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillview.
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 Hillview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
- Garners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garners Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Garners Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Peterson.
- The Garners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22966 <3>
- Tuscaloosa Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ruhama Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chambers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cottondale Nature Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bankston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scales Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alberta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Darden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Hillview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hillview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillview, with the one closest to Hillview listed first.
- Cottondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- University
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Tuscaloosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coaling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Brookwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Englewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Vance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Coker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hagler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bibbville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
- Yolande
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
- Foster's
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillview.
Newspapers Published in Hillview ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillview, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hillview:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Pickens 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillview) 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 Hillview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |