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 Jamesville (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 Jamesville. 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 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.
Jamesville is located in Bibb 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 Bibb County: Chilton, Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby & Tuscaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Jamesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jamesville:
- Bibb County (The home county of Jamesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Brent
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Centreville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Scottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Pondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Active
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Vine Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Jones
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Maplesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Riderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Adams
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Jemison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thorsby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dallas County
- Plantersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Moundville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Powers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Newbern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Jefferson County
- Kimbrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Oakmulgee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Jericho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sprott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Brush Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Morgan Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Suttle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Vilula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Augustin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Aden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Wilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Sawmill Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Montevallo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maylene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brantleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Calera
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tulse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Bamford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Alabaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siluria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Saginaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Pearson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Hagler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Vance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Duncanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Coaling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Brookwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Tannehill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Cottondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abernant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Peterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Alberta City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jamesville, see our County-by-County Page for Jamesville.
Cemeteries Near Jamesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jamesville.
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 Jamesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jamesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Brent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centreville Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mathis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (413 more) ...
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Jamesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jamesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Centreville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Abercrombie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Abercrombie is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercrombie
- Scottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Pondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Trio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trio is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Adler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adler
- Jericho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Levert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Levert is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
- Oakmulgee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Hagler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ironville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ironville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Pinetucky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinetucky is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
- Theo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Theo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jamesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jamesville.
Newspapers Published in Jamesville ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jamesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jamesville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jamesville.
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 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 Jamesville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Bibb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Chilton County
- Dallas County
- Hale County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Shelby 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> | 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 Jamesville, 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- Jamesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |