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 Hotamville (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 Hotamville. 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 and doctors 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.
Hotamville is located in Marengo 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 Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Hotamville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hotamville:
- Marengo County (The home county of Hotamville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotamville, with the one closest to Hotamville listed first.
- Putnam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Nanafalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Sweet Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Barrons ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Dixon's Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Moss ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Ellison ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Half Acre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Vineland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Myrtlewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotamville, with the one closest to Hotamville listed first.
- Lavaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Tompkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tompkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Pennington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
- Choctaw City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Womack Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Womack Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Red Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Jachin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Pelham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Toxey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Bladon Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bladon Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Gilbertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown
- Gilbertown is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertown <3>
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotamville, with the one closest to Hotamville listed first.
- Morvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Glover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <3>
- Atkeison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Coffeeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <3>
- Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Zimco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Dickinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Grove Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <3>
- Nettleboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nettleboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Winn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotamville, with the one closest to Hotamville listed first.
- Whitfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Derby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotamville, with the one closest to Hotamville listed first.
- Frankville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Bigbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotamville, with the one closest to Hotamville listed first.
- Pine Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Anne Manie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anne Manie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Kimbrough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Lamison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Lower Peach Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Yellow Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Coy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Catherine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hotamville, see our County-by-County Page for Hotamville.
Cemeteries Near Hotamville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hotamville.
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 Hotamville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hotamville, with the one closest to Hotamville listed first.
- Lucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Luker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hoboken Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoboken Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoboken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tallahatta Cemetery for Blacks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tallahatta Cemetery for Blacks
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tallahatta Cemetery for Blacks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Elam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elam Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bashi Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bashi Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bashi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pruitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pruitt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pruitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Putnam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Putnam Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Putnam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bashan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bashan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bashan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Union Cemetery
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 Hotamville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hotamville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hotamville, with the one closest to Hotamville listed first.
- Nicholsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Nicholsville is located in Marengo County
- Morvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Bashi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Putnam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Tallahatta Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahatta Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahatta Springs
- Tallahatta Springs is located in Clarke County
- Glover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Nanafalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Sweet Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Cunningham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Clarke County
- Dixon's Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Choctaw Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
- Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
- Clayhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Moss ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Corner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hotamville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hotamville.
Newspapers Published in Hotamville ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hotamville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hotamville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hotamville.
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 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 Hotamville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sumter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wilcox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Choctaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Marengo County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Marengo County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hotamville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hotamville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hotamville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hotamville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9924, Longitude: -87.9400 In this case, the coordinates for Hotamville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |