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 Jachin (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 Jachin. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Jachin is located in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County: Clarke, Marengo, Sumter, Washington, Clarke (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Wayne (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Jachin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jachin:
- Choctaw County (The home county of Jachin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jachin, with the one closest to Jachin listed first.
- Choctaw City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Pelham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Cromwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Lisman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Tompkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Lavaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pushmataha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Red Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Needham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jachin, with the one closest to Jachin listed first.
- Morvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Campbell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Glover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- West Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jachin, with the one closest to Jachin listed first.
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Myrtlewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Nanafalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Half Acre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Putnam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Aimwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Pin Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Sweet Water
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Moss ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jachin, with the one closest to Jachin listed first.
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Whitfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Kinterbish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Intercourse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Bellamy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Arrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Coatopa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Cuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
- Brewersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Moore Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Clarke County (MS)
- Junction City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Lauderdale County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jachin, with the one closest to Jachin listed first.
- Whynot
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Smith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Increase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Vimville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Russell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lockhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jachin, see our County-by-County Page for Jachin.
Cemeteries Near Jachin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jachin.
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 Jachin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jachin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jachin, with the one closest to Jachin listed first.
- Christopher Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red House Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canathan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shearon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Jachin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jachin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jachin, with the one closest to Jachin listed first.
- Robjohn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robjohn is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robjohn
- Gaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gaston is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Tompkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Pushmataha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Kinterbish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Myrtlewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Nanafalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Putnam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Aimwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Rembert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rembert is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Ararat
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ararat is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Coatopa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jachin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jachin.
Newspapers Published in Jachin ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jachin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jachin, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jachin.
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 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 Jachin:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Choctaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Marengo County
- Sumter County
- Clarke County
- Lauderdale 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 Jachin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jachin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |