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 Ingram (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 Ingram. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ingram is located in Hale 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 Hale County: Bibb, Greene, Marengo, Perry & Tuscaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Ingram. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ingram:
- Hale County (The home county of Ingram)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingram, with the one closest to Ingram listed first.
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Powers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Moundville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greensboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Akron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sawyerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Rosemary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Cedarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Newbern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Arcola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Prairieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingram, with the one closest to Ingram listed first.
- Pondville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Brent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Scottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Centreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- West Blocton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingram, with the one closest to Ingram listed first.
- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Eutaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Mantua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Forkland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lizzieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Boligee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lewiston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingram, with the one closest to Ingram listed first.
- Faunsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Demopolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingram, with the one closest to Ingram listed first.
- Brush Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Morgan Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Jericho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sprott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Bethlehem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vilula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Oakmulgee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Ellawhite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- Uniontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- The Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Pickens County
- Benevola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingram, with the one closest to Ingram listed first.
- Duncanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Hagler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Pearson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Foster's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sahama Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Cottondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ingleside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Tuscaloosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- University
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Alberta City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Coaling
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ingram, see our County-by-County Page for Ingram.
Cemeteries Near Ingram ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ingram.
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 Ingram - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ingram covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ingram, with the one closest to Ingram listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramey Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitsitt - Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pruitt Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- Burroughs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Ingram in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ingram.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ingram, with the one closest to Ingram listed first.
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Havana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Havana is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Brush Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Powers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Greensboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Ironville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Sawyerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pondville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Folsom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jericho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Hagler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Sylvan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ingram. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ingram.
Newspapers Published in Ingram ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ingram.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ingram, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ingram.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ingram:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Hale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Greene County
- Marengo County
- Perry County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa 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> | 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 Ingram, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ingram) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |