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 Huckaville (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 Huckaville. 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 doctors and 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.
Huckaville is located in Covington 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 Covington County: Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Okaloosa (FL) & Walton (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Huckaville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huckaville:
- Covington County (The home county of Huckaville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huckaville, with the one closest to Huckaville listed first.
- Red Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Lockhart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Florala
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Horn Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Onycha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Carolina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Falco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Wing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Sanford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Andalusia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Babbie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huckaville, with the one closest to Huckaville listed first.
- Kinston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alberton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Curtis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Goodman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Elba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huckaville, with the one closest to Huckaville listed first.
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Mount Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Johnsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Crenshaw County
- Dozier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huckaville, with the one closest to Huckaville listed first.
- Bradley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Roberts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huckaville, with the one closest to Huckaville listed first.
- Samson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coffee Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huckaville, with the one closest to Huckaville listed first.
- Svea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Laurel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Cannon Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Crestview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Baker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Milligan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Walton County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huckaville, with the one closest to Huckaville listed first.
- Paxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mossy Head
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- De Funiak Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huckaville, see our County-by-County Page for Huckaville.
Cemeteries Near Huckaville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huckaville.
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 Huckaville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huckaville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huckaville, with the one closest to Huckaville listed first.
- North Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Judson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Almarante Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beda Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Clary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carolina Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Huckaville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huckaville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huckaville, with the one closest to Huckaville listed first.
- Florala
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beda is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Green Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bay is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Andalusia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wiggins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Opine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Ealum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ealum is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealum
- River Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Alberton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Loango
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loango is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loango
- Mossy Head
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huckaville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huckaville.
Newspapers Published in Huckaville ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huckaville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huckaville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huckaville.
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 Huckaville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Covington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Conecuh County
- Crenshaw County
- Escambia County
- Geneva County
- Okaloosa County
- Santa Rosa County
- Walton 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> | 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 Huckaville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Huckaville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |