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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 Hoover (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 Hoover. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Hoover is primarily located in Jefferson County. A portion of Hoover extends into Shelby 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 Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Hoover)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
    • Vestavia Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oxmoor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shannon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Shannon is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Homewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Brook Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cahaba Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Duncan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Duncan is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Ishkooda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
    • Mason City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mason City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
    • English Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • English Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Mountain Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West End
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Winetka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
    • Eddings
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eddings is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
    • Cane Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
    • Green Pond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blocton Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Seymour
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Seymour is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Woodstock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Belle Ellen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nash Town ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Nash Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
    • North Bibb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bibb is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
    • Brierfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Italian Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
    • Blocton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blocton is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
    • Bucktown ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bucktown is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
    • Dale ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dale is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Warrior
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • County Line
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Compton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Remlap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Selfville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Selfville is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
  • Chilton County
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
    • Woodland Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Vincent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <1>
    • Brompton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moody
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Acmar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Parsons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Argo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Argo is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
    • Turnbough Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
    • Cook's Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
    • Margaret
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountainrun ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
    • Easonville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Odenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
    • Indian Springs Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
    • Inverness
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Inverness is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Meadowbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Pelham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Purdy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
    • Tacoa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
    • Falliston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Falliston is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
    • Helena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgeton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Chelsea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shoal Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Alabaster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bamford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bamford is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
  • Talladega County
  • Tuscaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
    • Tannehill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
    • Lake View
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Abernant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bull City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
    • Vance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Kellerman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Walker County

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

Cemeteries Near Hoover ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoover.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover 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 Hoover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoover.

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

  • Oxmoor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spaulding
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
  • Ishkooda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
  • Powderly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Powderly is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
  • Duncan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Duncan is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Ware
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ware is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
  • Pelham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Morgan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
  • Tacoa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
  • Woodward Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Woodward Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Junction
  • Brickyard Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Brickyard Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Junction
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sloss
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sloss is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloss
    • Helena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Falliston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Falliston is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston

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

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 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 Hoover:

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 Hoover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.