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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 Homewood (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 Homewood. 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 hospitals 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.

Homewood is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.

Below are the counties that are near Homewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Homewood:

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Homewood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Uriah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
    • Megargel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
    • Perdue Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
    • Frisco City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Claiborne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Excel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Mexia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mexia is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Ollie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ollie is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
    • Monroeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Scratch Ankle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Little River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blacksher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Tensaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Perdido
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Latham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Stockton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Barlow Bend
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Gainestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Alma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Carlton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Rockville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Suggsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Walker Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Whatley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Whatley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
    • Jackson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stave Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
    • Toddtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
    • Grove Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dickinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dickinson is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Range
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
    • Repton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lenox
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bermuda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
    • Belleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Belleville is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Huxford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Atmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hammac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Calvert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Carson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Prestwick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Leroy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Leroy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Sunflower
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Wagarville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bassetts Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
    • McIntosh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Malcolm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Hawthorn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Saint Stephen's
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Homewood, see our County-by-County Page for Homewood.

Cemeteries Near Homewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homewood.

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 Homewood - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Homewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.

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.<3>

While we didn't find Homewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Homewood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.

  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Barlow Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
  • Gainestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
  • Little River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Perdue Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
  • Alma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Claiborne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
  • Blacksher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Gosport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gosport is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
  • Suggsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
  • Walker Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tensaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Monroeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
    • Whatley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Whatley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Homewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Homewood.

Newspapers Published in Homewood ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Homewood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homewood, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Homewood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Homewood:

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>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 Homewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Homewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.