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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 Honoraville (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 Honoraville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crenshaw County: Butler, Coffee, Covington, Lowndes, Montgomery & Pike.

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

  • Crenshaw County     (The home county of Honoraville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honoraville, with the one closest to Honoraville listed first.
    • Highland Home
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
      • Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
    • Rutledge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rutledge
      • From Honoraville to Rutledge
    • Petrey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
      • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Luverne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vidette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vidette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
      • Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vidette
      • From Honoraville to Vidette
    • Social Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
      • Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
    • Merrill Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Leon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Crenshaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leon
      • From Honoraville to Leon
    • Brantley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
      • Brantley is located in Crenshaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantley <1>
    • Peacock ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
      • Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honoraville, with the one closest to Honoraville listed first.
    • Greenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bolling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
      • Bolling is located in Butler County
    • Industry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Industry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Industry
      • From Honoraville to Industry
    • Oaky Streak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Chapman is located in Butler County
    • Georgiana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shacklesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Forest Home
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
      • Forest Home is located in Butler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Home <1>
    • Starlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McKenzie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <1>
  • Coffee County
  • Covington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honoraville, with the one closest to Honoraville listed first.
    • Rose Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Covington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Hill
      • From Honoraville to Rose Hill
    • Gantt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gantt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
      • Gantt is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Lowndes County
  • Montgomery County
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honoraville, with the one closest to Honoraville listed first.
    • Wingard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wingard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
      • Wingard is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wingard
      • From Honoraville to Wingard
    • Kent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Pike County
    • Ansley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Goshen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hallsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Youngblood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Meeksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Henderson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Henderson
      • From Honoraville to Henderson
    • Orion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
      • Orion is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Orion
      • From Honoraville to Orion
    • Troy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • McClure Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
      • McClure Town is located in Pike County
    • Mossy Grove Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
      • Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County

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

Cemeteries Near Honoraville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Honoraville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Dry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Perdue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perdue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perdue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andress Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andress Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (280 more) ...
    • King Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Honoraville had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Saville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saville
    • Saville is located in Crenshaw County
  • Daisy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Butler County
  • Highland Home
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glasgow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in Butler County
  • Live Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Live Oak is located in Crenshaw County
  • Rutledge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rutledge
    • From Honoraville to Rutledge
  • Bradleyton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyton
    • Bradleyton is located in Crenshaw County
  • Lapine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
    • Lapine is located in Montgomery County
  • Patsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsburg
    • Patsburg is located in Crenshaw County
  • Petrey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Sandy Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Luverne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Naftel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naftel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naftel
      • Naftel is located in Montgomery County
    • Searcy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
      • Searcy is located in Butler County
    • Fort Deposit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Honoraville ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Honoraville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Honoraville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Honoraville.

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 Honoraville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Honoraville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Honoraville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Honoraville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Honoraville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8508, Longitude: -86.4059    









 

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